u-word (plural u-words)
- Any word beginning with u, especially one that is (sometimes humorously) treated as controversial in a given context, such as union or uppity.
- A U (that is, upper class) word, as contrasted with a non-U one.
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- (‘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; see also C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, Q-slur, r-slur
