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• G-word

Noun

g-word (plural g-words)

1. (euphemistic) The word gay.
2. (euphemistic) The word goddamn.
3. (euphemistic) The word gook.
4. (humorous) Any word beginning with g that is not normally taboo but is considered to be so in the given context, such as globalization or genocide.
   • 2018, Deb Douglas, The Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners: Teaching the Four Essential Steps to Success (Grades 5–12), Free Spirit Publishing, →ISBN, page 42:And the “g” word (shhh!) is just taboo.Away! Away! They say to giftsThinking this denial liftsAll children to a common place[.]

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• G-word (“God”)

See also

• (‘x’-word euphemisms) a-word, b-word, c-word, d-word, e-word, f-word, g-word / G-word, h-word, i-word, j-word, k-word, l-word, m-word, n-word, o-word, p-word, q-word / Q-word, r-word, s-word, t-word, u-word, v-word, w-word, x-word, y-word, z-word; related terms C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, Q-slur, r-slur

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