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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(euphemistic) A bad word that starts with the letter a, such as ass/arse or asshole/arsehole..
It was Lent; “alleluia” is not sung in the Catholic church during Lent. I told her Babloo liked songs with the “A-word.”
My congregation is frustrated because we can’t sing carols during Advent, and now we can’t say the A-word [Alleluia] during Lent.
What we give up — the A-word. […] I added what we call the A-word in Lent, since we stop saying “a-l-l-e-l-u-i-a” for this season (Shhhh!).
Specialists sometimes choose PDD-NOS instead of an autism diagnosis because they are afraid that the “a-word” frightens patients.
Use a-word when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
A-word means (euphemistic) A bad word that starts with the letter a, such as ass/arse or asshole/arsehole..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was Lent; “alleluia” is not sung in the Catholic church during Lent. I told her Babloo liked songs with the “A-word.”
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