a short word that is considered rude or offensive, especially because it refers to sex or other functions of the body:
The play is full of four-letter words.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of four-letter word come from?
This entry for four-letter word is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is four-letter word a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, four-letter word is tagged as noun.
Does four-letter word appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — four-letter word appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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