profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfa-nə-tē 
prə-
plural profanities
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
Examples of profanity in a Sentence
The comic uses too much profanity.
My mom will not tolerate profanity.
I have never heard my father utter a single profanity.
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Public spaces are routinely polluted by blaring music packed with profanity and racial slurs, and no one thinks twice about it.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Sanders also bars profanity outside the meeting room and stressed the importance of being respectful of women.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Sunday, the robber came up to a 23-year-old passenger on the train at the North/Clybourn station on the Near North Side, and yelled profanities at the passenger before punching him and taking his personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Sanders also bars profanity outside the meeting room and stressed the importance of being respectful of women.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Sunday, the robber came up to a 23-year-old passenger on the train at the North/Clybourn station on the Near North Side, and yelled profanities at the passenger before punching him and taking his personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profanity. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfan-ət-ē
prə-
plural profanities
1
: the quality or state of being profane
2
: profane language
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