g-word

See also: G-word

English

Alternative forms

• 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 gifts
     Thinking this denial lifts
     All children to a common place[.]

Related terms

• 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; see also C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, r-slur