four-letter word

noun

Etymology

From the frequency of the most common swear words being composed of or spelt with four letters.

Definitions

  1. A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four…

    A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words.

    • Good authors, too, who once knew better words / Now only use four-letter words
    • Words can make you pay and pay / Four-letter words I cannot say
  2. A swear word or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario (regardless of…

    A swear word or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario (regardless of length of word).

    • People say that you were born lazy / because you think that work is four-letter word
    • To me, coming from you, 'Friend' is a four letter word
    • “Tech” is not yet a four-letter word, but it could soon become one.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for four-letter word. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA