four-letter word

four–letter word

noun

Definition of FOUR-LETTER WORD

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression <clapped her hands over the toddler's ears so he wouldn't hear the four-letter word>

Synonyms curse, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, profanity, swear, vulgarism

Related Words bawdry, language, scurrility; execration, imprecation, malediction; epithet, name; oath