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p-word¹

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noun p-words · P-word

  1. euphemistic Any vulgar/taboo word starting with p, e.g. piss, penis, pussy, poof, prick, or Paki.
  2. prosodic word, phonological word.
  3. A preposition or adverb that no longer performs a prepositional or adverbial function including particles in phrasal verbs, quasi-modal verbs, and determiner phrases and infinitive markers.

Similar: particle

P-word²

noun P-words

  1. Alternative letter-case form of p-word

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"p-word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/p-word. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

p-word. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/p-word

Chicago

"p-word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/p-word.

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@misc{p_word_2026,
  title = {p-word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/p-word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}