Meanings
nounfoul language (uncountable)
- uncountableProfane or socially unacceptable words.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic قَبَاحَة
- قَبَاحَة (qabāḥa)profane words
Chinese Cantonese 粗口
- 粗口 (cou¹ hau²)profane words
Chinese Mandarin 穢語 /秽语, 粗話 /粗话
- 穢語 /秽语 (huìyǔ)profane words
- 粗話 /粗话 (cūhuà)profane words
- 髒話 /脏话 (zānghuà)profane words
Dutch schuttingtaal
- schuttingtaalprofane words
Finnish kirosana
- kirosanaprofane words
French langage grossier
- langage grossierprofane words
German unflätige Sprache
- unflätige Spracheprofane words
Hebrew ניבול פה
- ניבול פהprofane words
Indonesian bahasa kasar
- bahasa kasarprofane words
Japanese 雑言, 卑語
- 雑言 (zōgon)profane words
- 卑語 (higo)profane words
Russian ру́гань, брань
- ру́гань (rúganʹ)profane words
- брань (branʹ)profane words
- ма́терщина (máterščina)profane words
- мат (mat)profane words
- скверносло́вие (skvernoslóvije)profane words
- нецензу́рщина (necenzúrščina)profane words
- матюки́ (matjukí)profane words
Cite this entry
APA
foul language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20language
MLA
“foul language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20language. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foul language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20language.
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