unprintable
adjective
un·print·able
ˌən-ˈprin-tə-bəl 
: unfit to be printed
especially
: too obscene or offensive to be shown in print
unprintable epithets
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I can't tell you what he said because it's unprintable.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 21 Nov. 2025
Tow truck drivers have been called a lot of unprintable names over the years in Miami and a federal case filed Friday won’t help things.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The rating: 3 flaming Dumpsters – The Sox almost redeemed themselves … until New York's Bucky Dent (earning an unprintable nickname from New Englanders) homered over the Green Monster in the seventh inning of the finale.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprintable. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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unprintable
adjective
un·print·able
ˌən-ˈprint-ə-bəl
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: unfit to be printed
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