c-word

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++c-word /ˈsiː wɜːd $ -wɜːrd/ noun the c-word used when you are talking about the word cunt but do not want to say it because it is offensive

c-word noun

C-word

BrE

/ˈsiː wɜːd/

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NAmE

/ˈsiː wɜːrd/

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noun

(

informal,

sometimes offensive

)

used to replace a word beginning with C that you do not want to say, for example the offensive swear word 'cunt', or 'cancer' * C 开头的词（用以替代不想说出口的以 C 开头的冒犯性脏话等，如 cunt、cancer）

◆An employee who uses the C-word to a colleague will be suspended. 雇员对同事说 C 开头的词将被停职。

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◆I hate it when people refer to cancer as the C-word. 我不喜欢有人把癌症说成是 C 开头的词。

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