| 释义 |
ˈswear-word colloq. (orig. U.S.)
[f. swear v. + word n. Cf. cuss-word s.v. cuss n. 3.]
A word used in profane swearing, a profane word.
1883A. M. Gow Primer Politeness 58 A youth who mixed his conversation with many swear-words. 1893Dunmore Pamirs I. 344 A string of naughty swear words. 1904H. Jenner Cornish Lang. xiii. 154 Cornish is a disappointing language in respect of swear-words. |