bawdries

noun

plural of bawdry
as in dirty words

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  1. obscenities
  2. languages
  3. profanities
  4. expletives
Noun
  • Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of obscenities
Noun
  • Over the course of the past two and a half years, Blue Ant has expanded its YouTube business from two channels to 50 in 11 languages.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Editing Originally from Alaska, Strickland knows three languages — French, German and Italian — and prioritizes telling diverse stories in filmmaking.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of languages
Noun
  • Notes on the investigation obtained by the Courant show witnesses who were interviewed said Plessy Cloud spoke only in a respectful tone and that no voices were raised, nor were any profanities heard.
    — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • During the protest, Lander was approached by individuals calling him a Zionist and yelling profanities.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of profanities
Noun
  • The video traded the genre’s typical easy-breezy style for a mashup of clips where flames rose, expletives flew, and Tiedemann flipped the bird toward the camera at every opportunity.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the mother resumed telling the officer what happened, Ruiz allegedly came back downstairs and used several expletives toward her, police wrote.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
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