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profanity
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
profanity
(noun)
profanity
/proʊ
ˈ
fænəti/
noun
plural
profanities
profanity
/proʊ
ˈ
fænəti/
noun
plural
profanities
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROFANITY
1
[
noncount
]
:
offensive language
The comic uses too much
profanity
.
My mom will not tolerate
profanity
.
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:
an offensive word
I have never heard my father utter a single
profanity
.
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usually plural
The song is filled with
profanities
.
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