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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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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 obscenity

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New and upcoming titles under the deal will carry English subtitles and dubbing in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 July 2026
Translators still have steady work years after computer translation approached human parity, because there is no ceiling on what can be translated or into how many languages.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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Capex has become a dirty word among tech investors because the more hyperscalers spend, the more their stocks fall due to uncertainty about the return on those investments.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
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

Definition of dirty word

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During a match at the Miami Open, Vasek Pospisil delivered a profanity-laden tirade against the leader of the men’s tennis tour, the ATP.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Barnacle said Arrabaca, who repaired Patriot missile systems in the Army from 2001 to 2005, derided ICE with profanities during his arrest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of profanity

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Balloons, a Colombian soccer jersey, dozens of flowers and handwritten notes – some with expletives; others, crayon drawings from children – decorated the makeshift memorial at the intersection of Hill and Pool streets.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Lewis Hamilton would have been justified in firing off a few expletives himself.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

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