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w-word en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (euphemistic) The word whore.
2. (euphemistic) The word wank or wanker.
3. (euphemistic) The word wetback.
4. (humorous) Any word beginning with the letter w that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context, such as the word work or woman.
   • 'We're going mining,' said Lister. 'We're not in the heats of "Come Jiving", we're going to work.' 'Hey - I do not do the "W" word.' 'We're all doing the "W" word,' said Lister. 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers:

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r-word · i-word · n-word · y-word · r-slur · q-word · n-bomb · f-slur · j-word · wh-word · p-word · f-word · x-word · o-word · e-word · d-word · b-word · k-word · v-word · u-word · s-word · a-word (‘x’-word euphemisms) · Q-word · z-word · t-word · L-bomb · l-word · f-bomb · related terms C-bomb · h-word · g-word · G-word · Q-slur · m-word · c-word