t-word

noun

tax or taxes, treated as if it were taboo.

Meanings

t-word1

nount-word (plural t-words)

plural t-words · alternative T-word

  1. euphemistichumoroustax or taxes, treated as if it were taboo.

    Some will claim these tax hikes aren't really taxes. They'll search the dictionary to find every possible way to avoid using that “T” word.

    1995, Bill Clinton, “The President's Radio Address, October 7, 1995”, in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1995, Book 2: July 1 to December 31, 1995, page 1553
  2. euphemisticThe word tranny, regarded as offensive and taboo.
  3. euphemisticAny of several other words beginning with t when regarded (sometimes humorously) as taboo, for example tit, twat, turd, terrorist or terrorism, treason, Trump.

T-word2

nounT-word (plural T-words)

plural T-words

  1. Alternative letter-case form of t-word.
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t-word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t-word

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Chicago

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

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