as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression this is a list of swearwords that are not permitted on this radio program

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Noun
  • This is both a blessing and a curse in the list production process.
    Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • And after that, the Kennedy curse became this sort of wide-ranging explanation for a lot of things that were happening.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Bonus: For every 100ml bottle sold, Omorovicza donates 5% to Water.org, supporting global access to safe water. Jones Road Miracle Balm, $40 Women over 50 swear by this award-winning, Bobbi Brown-founded brand for its nourishing and hydrating qualities.
    Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • The word was forbidden in their household and treated like a swear.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Others paired the White House deputy chief of staff’s name with expletives.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
  • He was removed for saying an expletive during his comments.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The money, which was used to found a range of initiatives including teacher training and English language programs, was suspended by the Trump administration on June 30 pending a review by the federal Office of Management and Budget.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • Barring any specific language in the Wilkins contract, the Raiders will have an uphill battle to fight.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Jenna Bush Hager brought a little spicy energy to Today With Jenna & Friends on Thursday, when the NBC personality used profanity during a live broadcast, much to the shock of colleague Willie Geist and her behind-the-scenes crew members.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • That supervisor also used profanity and degraded women, the lawsuit alleged.
    Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Tackett shouted racial epithets against Latinos at the driver before hurling a cup of hot coffee into their car, splashing the victim’s face, hands and the inside of his car, Oldoerp said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
  • The two welders who had been spewing racist epithets at Pierre, the lawsuit said, began retaliating.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism.
    NR Editors, National Review, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms.
    Time, Time, 11 June 2019
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“Swearword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swearword. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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