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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    offensive (or sometimes indulgent) term often applied to men: vagina (usu. obscene) offensive, obscene term usu. applied to women: cupboard a place to store things (US: closet) [52] a cabinet or small recess with a door and typically shelves, used for storage [52] custodian: an association football goalkeeper: a keeper or guardian of a person ...

  3. Finnish profanity - Wikipedia

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    The language also has other similar non-offensive constructs like taivahan talikynttilät which means "tallow candles of heaven", as well as having many non-offensive curse words. [ 2 ] Contemporary Finnish profanity often has old origins; many words have Pagan roots that, after Christian influence, were turned from names of deities and spirits ...

  4. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  5. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    Cutesy nickname given to shorter-than average people, can be considered offensive unlike its antonym "langeraad". kotch – (from "kots") lit. "to vomit" (vulgar) krimpie – old person; kraaines – lit. "crow's nest". While the original English meaning stays intact, it can also refer to a big mess.

  6. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    The German verb ausleihen, the Dutch verb lenen, the Afrikaans verb leen, the Polish verb pożyczyć, the Russian verb одолжить (odolžítʹ), the Finnish verb lainata, and the Esperanto verb prunti can mean either "to lend" or "to borrow", with case, pronouns, and mention of persons making the sense clear.

  7. Offensive - Wikipedia

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    Offensive may refer to: Offensive (military), type of military operation; Offensive, the former name of the Dutch political party Socialist Alternative; Fighting words, spoken words which would have a tendency to cause acts of violence by the person to whom they are addressed; Pejorative words; Profanity, strongly impolite, rude or offensive ...

  8. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    Considered very offensive. Macaca, macaque a person of black African descent, originally used in languages of colonial powers in Africa. Same as "macaque". [33] Mammy Domestic servant of black African descent, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud. [34] Makwerekwere, Kwerekwere

  9. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...