F-bomb

F-bomb is a euphemism for the four-letter-word fu**. It's a way to refer to fu** without actually saying the word itself.

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Word of the Day: F-bomb

F-bomb is a euphemism for the four-letter-word fu**.


Sometimes, people will use fu** or swear in an inappropriate situation.

Perhaps they’re at their grandmother’s birthday party or a business dinner, and the word slips out.

In cases such as that, we can say that they dropped the f-bomb.

Whenever fu** is used in an inappropriate situation, people will talk about it afterwards.

They may say something like, “I can’t believe that Mitch dropped the f-bomb at my mother’s wedding! What was he thinking?”

Children should never use this four-letter word.

If they do, people will look at it as a sign that the child is undisciplined and disrespectful.

Choose your words wisely and watch your tongue.

You don’t want your friends or acquaintances to think you have a potty mouth.

I wouldn’t want anyone reading this post to make a mistake and drop a four-letter word in an inappropriate situation.


This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 73.

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