Cussword
Cussword noun - A disrespectful or indecent word or expression.
Usage example: was reprimanded for teaching his little brother cusswords
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Name
Name noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.
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- Get Thee to a Nunnery: Ruddigore was considered a very naughty name at the time "ruddy" and "gore" are two synonyms for "bloody", a cussword that was more offensive even than "dammee," apparently.
Source: Theatre / Ruddigore - Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore had a very edgy name at the time—"ruddy" and "gore" are two synonyms for "bloody", a cussword that was further beyond the bounds of polite society in those days.
Source: Get Thee to a Nunnery
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Name and Cussword. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cussword/name
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