four-letter word

four-let·ter word (fôrltr, fr-)

n.

Any of several short English words generally regarded as vulgar or obscene.

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four-letter word

Noun

any of several short English words referring to sex or excrement: regarded generally as offensive or obscene

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

four-letter word - any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive four-letter Anglo-Saxon word word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

Translations

four-letter word [ˈfɔːlɛtə-] n → taco

four-letter word [ˈfɔːlɛtə-] four n → obscénité f, gros mot

four-letter word [ˈfɔːlɛtə-] four n → Vulgärausdruck m

four-letter word [ˈfɔːlɛtə-] n → parolaccia