four-letter word

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

広義

A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words.

このボタンはなに？

After he was fined, he admitted that the four-letter word he used on air was one of the most offensive in English.

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意味（1）

A reference to any of several of the strongest English swear words that are also four letters long, especially those composing the so-called seven dirty words.

Good authors, too, who once knew better words / Now only use four-letter words

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意味（2）

(by extension) A swear word or any words considered to be taboo in a given scenario (regardless of length of word).

People say that you were born lazy / because you think that work is four-letter word

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four-letter words （ plural ）