English > filth: 4 senses > noun 4, communication| Meaning | An offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
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| Synonyms | obscenity, smut, vulgarism, dirty word |
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| Narrower | bawdry, bawdy | lewd or obscene / obscene talk or writing |
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| scatology | A preoccupation / preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) |
| Broader | profanity | Vulgar or irreverent speech or action |
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| Usage | asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
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| bugger all, fuck all, Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams | Little or nothing at all |
| bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit | obscene / obscene words for unacceptable behavior |
| chickenshit | A false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear |
| cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz | obscene / obscene terms for penis |
| crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd | obscene / obscene terms for feces |
| fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup | slang for sexual intercourse |
| peeing, pee, pissing, piss | informal terms for urination |
| Spanish | obscenidad, vulgaridad, vulgarismo |
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| Catalan | obscenitat, vulgarisme, vulgaritat |
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| Adjectives | filthy | characterized by obscenity |
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