fivorto

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Etymology

From fi- (immoral) +‎ vorto (word).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fivorto (accusative singular fivorton, plural fivortoj, accusative plural fivortojn)

  1. bad word; obscenity; slur; vulgarity
    • 2012, Liven Dek, Ne ekzistas verdaj steloj, page 23:
      Li vestis sin kiel ili, imitis iliajn gestojn kaj irmanieron, uzis ilian palan leksikon, iliajn fivortojn.
      He dressed like them, imitated their gestures and their gait, used their pale vocabulary, their bad words.
    • 2018, Sten Johansson, chapter 1, in Marina ĉe limo:
      Klopodu kompreni kion sentas la persono kiu aŭdas tiajn fivortojn pri si.
      Try to understand how someone feels when they hear those sorts of bad words about themselves.