Bad and Obscene

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Bad adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: stealing is just plain bad

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Obscene and bad are semantically related. in offensive topic. In some cases you can use "Obscene" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Obscene adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.

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Bad and obscene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Obscene".

Nearby Words: obscenity, obscenely

Fans of Red Dwarf are familiar with the all purpose, obscene sounding word "smeg"; "Oh, smeg, this is smeggin bad." "You're a smeggin idiot," etc.

Source: Bite The Wax Tadpole
In the UK "sod" and "bugger" are mildly obscene (not that most people across the pond know this) but permissible pre-Watershed — about as bad as to "hell" or "damn".

Source: Gosh Dang It to Heck!
Wild ARMS has a recurring gag with the Hyolkontons, Aliens with obscene hit points and their own version of Bad Breath, "Arc En Ciel".

Source: Demonic Spiders / Role-Playing Games

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