bawdries

plural of bawdry

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Noun
  • People saw it not once, not twice, but over and over, frequently dressing up as the characters and hurling things — toast, rice, puns, obscenities — at the screen.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On Saturday, McIlroy repeatedly had to step away from his golf ball as spectators shouted obscenities and personal insults at the Irishman.
    Jenna West, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Coders are now turning away from many of the public expressions of interest in different languages (like Google searches and Stack Exchange queries), which have served as key metrics for the ranking since 2013.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Basically, from 2020 onwards, Netflix proved its potential for growth, ambition and the diversification of its offerings in terms of genres and visual languages.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to a 2020 study in the International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, the number of profanities in songs on the Billboard Top 100 charts rose from less than 200 per year in 2009 to more than 700 per year in 2018.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Ada County Highway District said in a news release that in addition to profanities and inappropriate gestures, road-work crews have been subject to more dangerous driving behavior, including aggressive actions that have led to more police response — and even to criminal charges.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His partner, Shane Lowry, was also spewing expletives back at fans commenting on his weight, while standing up for McIlroy, one of his best friends, as well.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The difference between an explicit and clean version of a song is that the former contains expletives or vulgarities, while the latter does not.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Bawdries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdries. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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