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the quality or state of being obscene
- parents complained about the indecency of the song's lyrics
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the quality or state of not being socially proper
- that a remark of such indisputable indecency was uttered at a meeting of the school board made everyone gasp
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“Indecency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecency. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of indecency was in 1589
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