Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity and genitalia, and (depending on the listener/reader) sometimes also certain terms relating to Hell and/or damnation when used outside their original religious context(s), and/or slurs. The \"four-letter\" claim refers to the fact that a large number of (but not all) English \"swear words\" are incidentally four-character monosyllables. This description came into use during the first half of the twentieth century."@en }
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- Four-letter_word abstract "The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity and genitalia, and (depending on the listener/reader) sometimes also certain terms relating to Hell and/or damnation when used outside their original religious context(s), and/or slurs. The \"four-letter\" claim refers to the fact that a large number of (but not all) English \"swear words\" are incidentally four-character monosyllables. This description came into use during the first half of the twentieth century.".