the letter word

the letter word
Australian Slang
(often jocular) euphemistic way of mentioning a rude, contentious, or taboo topic that begins with the specified letter: 'Not the `C' word!' (i.e. commitment); 'the `L' word' (i.e. love); 'the `F' word' (i.e. fuck)

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