four-letter word

noun

Definition of four-letter word

: any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters broadly : a taboo word or topic tax is a four-letter word to him

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Recent Examples on the Web Co-sign on that particular four-letter word that Elliot called Finn. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 May 2021 Rain is a four-letter word in the golf community — and not just in the literal sense. — Dallas News, 9 May 2021 The 63-48 win was exhausting, drew sharp criticism from Alabama football alumni and made P-E-T-E a four-letter word in certain corners of the internet. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 28 Dec. 2020 Justin Fields should be the equivalent of a four-letter word in the state of Georgia. — Christopher Smith, al, 3 Nov. 2020 The four-letter word Snell uttered at the sight of his manager coming to get him was likely echoed from Sarasota to St. Pete and back. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020 This episode uses a lot of my personal favorite four-letter word. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2020 Tom Martin, an investigator at the SFO, was fired over the 2016 bust up after allegedly calling his counterpart at the FBI a four-letter word as a dispute widened over how to handle a joint probe into Unaoil SA. — Ellen Milligan, Bloomberg.com, 29 Sep. 2020 Apparently, the one remaining use of the dreaded four-letter word passed muster. — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 2 July 2020

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31 May 2021

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“Four-letter word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-letter%20word. Accessed 23 Jun. 2021.

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