Dirty word
Dirty word noun - A disrespectful or indecent word or expression.
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Evil and dirty word are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead a noun phrase "Dirty word".
Evil
Evil noun - That which is morally unacceptable.
Dirty word and evil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dirty word" instead a noun "Evil".
Nearby Word: evilly
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- Also in Old World of Darkness, some groups consider Wraith: The Oblivion's Charnel Houses of Europe: the Shoah sourcebook a dirty word, though whether this is because of its perceived disrespect to the Holocaust or because of its stereotyping of Germans as evil is unclear.
Source: Discontinuity / Tabletop Games -
One time they did this in part by having the team name be a dirty word in-universe: "Piraka" means thief, murderer, sadist, and so on; Even Evil Has Standards but Piraka don't (and the villains in question wear this label with pride).
Source: Pardon My Klingon
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Evil and Dirty word. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty_word/evil
Dirty word & Evil. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty_word/evil>.
Evil or Dirty word. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dirty_word/evil.
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