单词 | swear jar |
释义 | swear jar[ swair-jahr ] / ˈswɛər ˌdʒɑr / nouna container into which a fine is paid when someone who has agreed to limit the use of profanity uses language that is vulgar, profane, or obscene: The swear jar didn't stop my uncle from cussing, but Mom let me use the money to buy a video game—so it worked out for me! Origin of swear jarFirst recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby swear jarswear, swear at, swear by, swear in, swearing-in, swear jar, swear like a trooper, swear off, swear on a stack of Bibles, swear out, swear to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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