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bawdry

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Definition of bawdry

as in scurrility

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As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism.

— NR Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020
The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms.

— Time, Time, 11 June 2019

Definition of vulgarism

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Right next to her crowd of women's sports advocates was a mosh of pro-transgender activists wearing costumes and shouting obscenities.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 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

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Handwritten messages in Thai and other languages, including Korean, were left alongside white flowers, expressing condolences to the victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The author’s debut novel was published in 1974, spent 14 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than 35 languages.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

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Escrow has been a dirty word for NHL players and agents for years, as player salaries were docked to make NHL accounting work under terms of the CBA.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
The Jewish people’s movement for self-determination in their biblical homeland — called Zionism — has become a dirty word on college campuses and in liberal political parties, and increasingly in some conservative ones.

— Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026

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Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations described the threats as two profanity-laced, threatening audio messages left for the center.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of profanity

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Why fill with swears a show that might otherwise have been appointment viewing for the whole family?

— Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026

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