bawdries

Definition of bawdriesnext
plural of bawdry

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Noun
  • Documents state that Ebert returned a few days later to William Yates' house to yell obscenities at his wife and a friend who were sitting outside.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Yates family members said Ebert drove up honking his horn and yelling obscenities, during which surveillance footage shows William backed into the driveway to avoid getting hit, throwing a rock at Ebert’s car.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Another sound-meaning correspondence frequently noted is that certain sounds appear more often in basic word categories, like those associated with body parts, even across unrelated languages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The event boasted screenings of the film in specific languages chosen by attendees, experiential stations with highlights including a stop where fans were able to moonwalk alongside Jaafar Jackson as Michael, or get a chance to be the star themselves at an immersive concert experience.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At one point, a man appears to emerge from the home and yell profanities in Spanish in the direction of the dump truck.
    Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His use of profanities pepper his Truth Social messages.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To be sure, protesters have often engaged in hostile behavior, hurling expletives, getting in agents’ faces and occasionally becoming violent.
    A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The man pushed Littrell's phone away, and the two began filming each other and hurling expletives.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Bawdries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdries. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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