dirty word

Definition of Dirty Word in English :

an offensive or indecent word or phrase

2. dirty word

a word that is considered to be unmentionable

Example Sentences:
'failure' is a dirty word to him'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dirty Word

a.

an obscene word

b.

something that is regarded with disapproval

federalism is a dirty word

noun

1.

a word generally regarded as obscene or offensive

2.

a word representing an idea that a particular group of people find distasteful

a class of idlers for whom 'work' is a dirty word.

Federalism is a dirty word even in pro-European circles.

Marketing became a dirty word at the company.

1.

an obscene or coarse word

2.

any word or phrase considered unpleasant or offensive in a specific place or context

n.

1. An obscene or vulgar word.

2. A word, expression, or concept viewed as odious or intolerable: a feisty campaigner to whom "give up" was a dirty word.