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1
the quality or state of being obscene
- the song couldn't be performed on the air due to the obscenity of the lyrics
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2
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
- uttered a loud obscenity when he dropped the hammer on his toe
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The first known use of obscenity was in 1589
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