Meanings
nounl-word (plural l-words)
plural l-words
- euphemisticThe word love.
- euphemisticThe word lesbian.
- euphemistichumorousoftenAny word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered to be so in the given context.
"I want a lawyer right now." Landry shook his head and thought, Damn, already the dreaded L-word.
2008 December 28, Michael Whaley, Murder at 8, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 187
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l-word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l-word
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“l-word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l-word. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “l-word,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/l-word.
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