swearword

/swˈɛɹwɜd/ noun

Alternative spelling of swear word.

Word Origin A compound of swear (from Old English swerian 'to take an oath') and word — a swearword is literally an oath-word, originally a solemn invocation, but now a profane or vulgar term. The same roots give us swear, forswear, word, password, crossword. So swearwords started as sacred oaths and became curses.

noun Alternative spelling of swear word. countable

The angry driver shouted a swearword at the car that cut him off.

(名词) 脏话;骂人话;诅咒语 【脏话(swear word的变体拼写)】

愤怒的司机对着超他车的车辆喊了一句脏话。

(sustantivo) taco; palabrota; grosería; reniego; malapalabra [Variante ortográfica de swear word (palabrota).]

El conductor enojado gritó una palabrota al auto que lo cortó.

(nom) juron; gros mot; blasphème; sacré; sacrement [Mot grossier ou injurieux ; juron.]

Le chauffeur en colère a lancé un juron à la voiture qui l'a coupé.

(Substantiv) Schimpfwort; Fluchwort [ein Schimpfwort; ein vulgärer oder beleidigender Ausdruck.]

Der wütende Autofahrer brüllte ein **swearword** dem Wagen hinterher, der ihn geschnitten hatte.

(名詞) 「swear word」の別のつづり。罵倒語、汚い言葉、不快な表現のこと。

怒った運転手は、割り込んできた車に向かって罵倒語を叫んだ。

(substantivo) palavrão; xingamento; palavra de baixo calão; impropério [Grafia alternativa de swear word.]

O motorista irritado gritou um palavrão para o carro que o cortou.

Word parts: swear + word

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