as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
uttered an unprintable oath when he saw stocks take their worst slide ever
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Recent Examples of unprintable
Roman drivers finally got some relief on Monday when, after 450 days of traffic chaos and unprintable curses, a ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded the opening of an underpass along the Tiber River near the Vatican that immediately cleared traffic from what is now Rome’s largest pedestrian area.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the seventh inning, the chant toward Fisher became unprintable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The sounds of people laughing were interrupted by loud thuds of heads hitting rocks or pipes, followed by more laughing — and words unprintable in a family newspaper.
—Mark E. Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The first word spoken in the play — shrieked, in fact — is an unprintable expletive for female genitalia favored by the Brits.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the seventh inning, the chant toward Fisher became unprintable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The sounds of people laughing were interrupted by loud thuds of heads hitting rocks or pipes, followed by more laughing — and words unprintable in a family newspaper.
—Mark E. Potts, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The first word spoken in the play — shrieked, in fact — is an unprintable expletive for female genitalia favored by the Brits.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprintable
Adjective
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Presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in 1976 as part of a group show of artists’ books, Santoro’s volume was immediately censored as obscene and offensive.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cybertruck owners have shared displays of hostility from other motorists on a Facebook page, including vulgar notes left on their vehicles and obscene gestures directed at them from passing cars.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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First, Hall went across the line, sliding into foul territory and threw a strike to first to rob Ryan Batista of a double.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The scene will portray oil workers getting in their trucks and heading to work, thus a dirty vehicle is a must.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some sprays work for up to 24 hours after application and are suitable for the dirtiest areas, such as bathrooms.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Forcing Americans and small independent American companies to rely on those same tools is an unacceptable outcome of domestic legislation.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Defense stocks were once considered socially unacceptable investments, but fund managers are slowly changing tack as the sector has rallied in recent years.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprintable. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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