Synonyms of dirty word

dirty word

noun

as in curse

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression

I'm afraid I won't be much help on the trip—the only Spanish I know is a handful of dirty words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• swear
• language
• four-letter word
• vulgarism
• expletive
• obscenity
• profanity
• epithet
• cuss
• name
• swearword
• cussword
• bawdry
• scurrility
• imprecation
• oath
• malediction
• execration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dirty word

Prohibition has been a dirty word in American public policy since the Twenty-First Amendment passed. — Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026

In an era when disco was still a dirty word, the foursome fully embraced dance music. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026

Sometimes nostalgia can be a dirty word, and Tiga avoids a wholesale rehash of his earlier work by recalibrating his sound to incorporate multiple other electronic genres. — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026

And got to Oura and pivoted into software right before that became a little bit of a dirty word. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026