four-letter word
noun[C]
uk/ˌfɔːlet.ə ˈwɜːd/us/ˌfɔː.let̬.ɚ ˈwɝːd/ashortword that isconsideredto beextremelyrudeandoffensive:
（四字母的）粗俗下流词，脏字Four-letter words are ofteneditedout offilmsbefore they areshownontelevision.电影在电视上放映之前，其中的脏字常常会被剪掉。
Swearing and blasphemy
- air
- bad language
- blaspheme
- blasphemously
- C-word
- cuss
- damn
- eff
- expletive
- imprecation
- oath
- profanity
- strong
- swear like a trooperidiom
- sworn
- the air is blueidiom
- the F-word
- the N-word
- trooper
- wash