four-letter word — four letter words N COUNT A four letter word is a short word that people consider to be rude or offensive, usually because it refers to sex or other bodily functions. Syn: swear word … English dictionary
four-letter word — n a word that is considered very rude and offensive, especially one relating to sex or body waste = ↑swearword … Dictionary of contemporary English
Four-letter word — The phrase four letter word refers to a set of English words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity, and genitalia. The four letter claim refers to… … Wikipedia
four-letter word — noun any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive • Syn: ↑four letter Anglo Saxon word • Hypernyms: ↑word * * * noun, pl ⋯ words [count] 1 : an offensive word and especially an offensive… … Useful english dictionary
Four Letter Word — Infobox Single Name = Four Letter Word Artist = Kim Wilde from Album = Close B side = She Hasn t Got Time For You 88 Released = 21 November 1988 Format = 7 , 12 , CD single Recorded = Genre = Pop Length = Label = MCA Writer = Ricki Wilde, Marty… … Wikipedia
four-letter word — /fawr let euhr, fohr / 1. any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex. 2. any word, typically of four letters, that represents something forbidden,… … Universalium
four-letter word — noun a) A reference to any of several of the strongest English swearword that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so called . To me, coming from you, Friend is a four letter word. , b) A swearword or any words considered to … Wiktionary
four-letter word — noun (C) a word that is considered very rude and offensive: complaints about the use of four letter words on TV … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word — Infobox Song Name =Love Is Just a Four Letter Word Border = Caption =album cover Type = Artist =Joan Baez alt Artist = Album =Any Day Now Published = Released =December 1968 track no =8 Recorded =CBS Studios, Nashville, September 1968 Genre =… … Wikipedia
(a) four-letter word — a short word that is extremely rude. The player was suspended after using a variety of four letter words in front of the umpire … New idioms dictionary
