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obscenity

 noun
     
ob‧scen‧i‧ty plural obscenities
1 [uncountable] sexually offensive language or behaviour, especially in a book, play, film etc:
laws against obscenity
2 [countable usually plural] a sexually offensive word or action [↪ swear]:
drunken youths screaming obscenities
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