profanity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.pro·fan·i·ty
noun \prō-ˈfa-nə-tē, prə-\ plural pro·fan·i·ties
Definition of PROFANITY
1
a : the quality or state of being profane b : the use of profane language
2
a : profane language b : an utterance of profane language
See Examples of PROFANITY
- The comic uses too much profanity.
- My mom will not tolerate profanity.
- I have never heard my father utter a single profanity.
First Known Use of PROFANITY
1607
Related to PROFANITY
- Synonyms
- curse, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, swearword, swear, vulgarism
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