e-word

noun

Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment).

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:e-word.”

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Meanings

noune-word (plural e-words)

plural e-words

  1. Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:e-word.

  2. The word Eskimo, which is considered offensive in Northern Canada.
Cite this entry
APA

e-word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-word

MLA

“e-word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-word. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-word,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-word.

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