cusswords
Expletives you regret
Cusswords are profane or vulgar words—the terms you're not supposed to say in polite company.
The word itself is informal, more common in American English and often carrying a folksy or Southern flavor: My grandmother would wash my mouth out with soap if I used cusswords.
Also spelled as two words: cuss words.
Indecent word or act
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- swearwordTaboo spoken obscenity
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
scatology · imprecation · oath · invective · malediction · execration · vituperation · billingsgate
Sudden emotional release
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- blurtSpeak suddenly, thoughtlessly
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
oath · imprecation · invective · holler · shout · yelp · shriek · bellow
Repair by weaving
- dangSoftened expletive
- heckMild frustrated exclamation
- fudgeCreamy cooked confection
- shootDischarge or capture
freaking · gosh · golly · jeez · crikey · sugar · frick · flipping
Insulting group label
- insultOffensive remark or action
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
racist · sexist · homophobic · bigoted · hateful · disparaging · denigrating · abusive
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- bleepedObscured by tone
- unprintableToo crude to publish
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
unmentionable · indecent · improper · offensive · shocking · transgressive · impolite · indelicate
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- swearwordTaboo spoken obscenity
blasphemy · scatology · imprecation · oath · invective · malediction · execration · vituperation · billingsgate · cursing
outburst
Sudden emotional release
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- blurtSpeak suddenly, thoughtlessly
ejaculation · oath · imprecation · invective · holler · shout · yelp · shriek · bellow · bark
darn
Repair by weaving
shoot · freaking · gosh · golly · jeez · crikey · sugar · frick · flipping · blooming
slur
Insulting group label
- insultOffensive remark or action
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
derogatory · racist · sexist · homophobic · bigoted · hateful · disparaging · denigrating · abusive · inflammatory
forbidden
Not allowed
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- bleepedObscured by tone
- unprintableToo crude to publish
unspeakable · unmentionable · indecent · improper · offensive · shocking · transgressive · impolite · indelicate · uncouth
cusswordsclean language
Speech free of profanity
euphemisms · refined language · pleasantries · civil discourse · niceties
cusswordsformal language
Elevated, rule-governed expression
Queen's English · proper English · diplomatic language · officialese · legalese
cusswordsblessings
Favors from the divine
benedictions · prayers · invocations · hymns · praise