seven dirty words
Banned broadcast obscenities
The seven dirty words are a list of profanities that comedian George Carlin identified in a 1972 routine as words you could never say on broadcast television: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits.
The routine led to a Supreme Court case establishing the FCC's authority to regulate indecent speech on public airwaves.
The phrase now refers broadly to language considered unsuitable for broadcast media.
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- expletiveProfane emotional utterance
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- swearingProfane speech or vows
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- broadcast regulationbroadcast license, decency standards, broadcasting standards, broadcast standards, FCC
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