unprintable

un·print·able | \ ˌən-ˈprin-tə-bəl

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Definition of unprintable

: unfit to be printed especially : too obscene or offensive to be shown in print unprintable epithets

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Recent Examples on the Web The final third of this movie takes being an [unprintable] to surprisingly despicable places. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, "Uncouth, Cranky and Rude: Movies in 1988 Were a Far Cry From Today," 2 Oct. 2020 See the suck and say ... something unprintable to it. — The Washington Post, "Carolyn Hax Live: 'Even the dog'," 31 July 2020 The actor, who also sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, has gained a massive Instagram following and a legion of fans who tweet unprintable remarks to him on a regular basis. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Why People Are Obsessed With a Terrible Polish Erotic Thriller," 26 June 2020 What was never clearly explained: how or when Bryant managed to pick up a few unprintable words in Doncic’s native tongue. — Marc Stein, New York Times, "Luka Doncic Is Good, in Any Language," 15 Feb. 2020 Twitter’s response to Kid Rock was immediate, personal, essentially one-sided and largely unprintable — but here are a few of the clean replies. — Los Angeles Times, "Kid Rock’s sexist tweet about Taylor Swift’s politics — and ‘Hollyweird’ — backfires," 9 Aug. 2019 The Surfers made quite the unprintable name for themselves in the 1980s with a bizarre blend of uproarious and nihilistic punk music and equally demented stage shows. — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, "Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes talks about his debut young adult novel," 9 Jan. 2020 Cox, 73, insisted in unprintable words that Roy is not based on Fox's Murdoch. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "Golden Globes 2020: When 'Succession' star Brian Cox found out Elisabeth Murdoch is a fan," 6 Jan. 2020 You'll be hooked from the (unprintable) opening lines of the title track, one of the frankest and funniest starts to an album ever. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "10 best albums of 2019, including Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey and FKA Twigs," 17 Dec. 2019

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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprintable. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021.

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