profanities

noun

plural of profanity
as in curses
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression a rap song that is filled with profanities

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Recent Examples of profanities The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 June 2026 Skubal was last seen yelling profanities at magic wander Mike Vasil but would nevertheless fit in well in the Sox clubhouse and give Sox fans reason to believe this team can do something in October. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 There are faint smudges of pastel crayon on the wall and carved profanities with paint chips revealing the previous cerulean walls. — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026 And profanities featured in roughly 10% of all clauses, used at a rate substantially higher than the same speakers would use while awake. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 In the video, the man can be heard screaming profanities while holding a baseball bat outside the window before getting out of the car and approaching the couple. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 May 2026 At one point, a man appears to emerge from the home and yell profanities in Spanish in the direction of the dump truck. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 His use of profanities pepper his Truth Social messages. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026 The Express-News has redacted personally identifying information and profanities. — Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanities
  1. curses
  2. obscenities
  3. expletives
  4. languages
Noun
  • Directed by Sébastien Vanicek (2023’s Infested), the follow-up to 2023 reboot Evil Dead Rise stars Wednesday‘s Hunter Doohan in a story about curses lingering too long in a family and the undead that haunts them.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of curses
Noun
  • 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
Definition of obscenities
Noun
  • The footage, published by the Idaho State Journal, shows that an exchange of expletives ensued.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • In a section down the first-base line, a sea of shirtless fans chanted expletives at the Phillies but quieted a bit when Brandon Marsh tied the game with a two-run blast on a sweeper that caught too much plate.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of expletives
Noun
  • 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
  • Despite heat waves, severe weather, massive crowds and potentially unfamiliar cultures or languages, Fan Fest’s volunteers and ConnectKC26’s bus drivers are continuously praised across related posts.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
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