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Noun
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Taylor and Hinkle swear by bonnets, while Royal and others recommend tying longer styles into a loose bun or braid before wrapping.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025 -
These men started talking to us, saying stuff to us, but Ivan just opened her mouth and let loose a raging stream of swears and curses.—
Alex Jovanovich,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism.—
NR Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2020
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The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms.—
Time,
Time,
11 June 2019
Noun
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Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The great thing about the Dove partnership is that Lynch is able to be himself and show off that trademark humor -- with a lot of expletives -- in the social media teasers for the fragrance.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of us yelled obscenities instead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since Missouri vanity plates have to follow the state obscenity law, a court would need to find that the state law violates the First Amendment.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her closing line was audible in the room and in unedited online footage, though the broadcast censored the profanity.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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If one employee spots profanity or offensive language in an application, then it is sent to another employee, and possibly moved up the chain.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dysphemism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysphemism. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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