a dirty word

dirty word

A word, phrase, or concept considered taboo or that is no longer approved of; something that has the potential to cause the same offense that an obscenity would. Ever since Jason won the lottery, he considers "work" to be a dirty word. When it comes to politics, "tax increases" might as well be a dirty word.

a dirty word

COMMON If something is a dirty word to someone, they disapprove of it and reject it. At the root of the company's problems was the misplaced belief that good products sell themselves. Marketing was a dirty word with them. Wolfe asks why `feminism' has become a dirty word, even among women.

a dirty ˈword

a thing or an idea that somebody finds unpleasant or offensive: Work is a dirty word to these lazy kids.

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释义	a dirty word dirty word A word, phrase, or concept considered taboo or that is no longer approved of; something that has the potential to cause the same offense that an obscenity would. Ever since Jason won the lottery, he considers "work" to be a dirty word. When it comes to politics, "tax increases" might as well be a dirty word. See also: dirty, word Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a dirty word COMMON If something is a dirty word to someone, they disapprove of it and reject it. At the root of the company's problems was the misplaced belief that good products sell themselves. Marketing was a dirty word with them. Wolfe asks why `feminism' has become a dirty word, even among women. See also: dirty, word Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a dirty ˈword a thing or an idea that somebody finds unpleasant or offensive: Work is a dirty word to these lazy kids. See also: dirty, word Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: dirty word (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) only Nixon could go to China a penny for them eggs is eggs great minds great minds think alike a word to the wise be twiddling (one's) thumbs References in periodicals archive There's no such thing as a dirty word, just a dirty mind." BANGERS & STRAMASH; Councillor causes outrage as he labels provost's trip to Germany an 'excuse for going on the lash and playing hide the frankfurter' More than a decade after the Minimalists made "composition" into something of a dirty word in the realms of painting and sculpture, it shows its worth here. Gilbert & George. (Reviews: London) "Voucher has become such a dirty word. Voucher is just a way of paying for something. Higher Learning
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