s-word

noun

The word shit, regarded as vulgar.

Meanings

nouns-word (plural s-words)

plural s-words

  1. euphemisticThe word shit, regarded as vulgar.
  2. euphemisticThe word slut, regarded as vulgar.
  3. euphemisticThe word Sambo, regarded as offensive and racist.
  4. IrelandUKeuphemisticThe word spastic, regarded as offensive.
  5. USeuphemisticThe word spic, regarded as an ethnic slur.
  6. Any word beginning with s that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context; for example, socialism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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