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- a rap song that is filled with profanities
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- once notorious for its profanity, that 1950s best seller will strike today's readers as lamentably tame
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What the #@*% Is a ‘Grawlix'?
What the #@*% Is a ‘Grawlix'?
You’ll be amazed by the answer, we swear.
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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanity. Accessed 11 Jul. 2020.
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The first known use of profanity was in 1563
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