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Four-Letter Word

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word
plural
Four-Letter Words
possessive
Four-Letter Word's
pluralpossessive
Four-Letter Words'