Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: four-letter word
  1. Any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
    "The teacher scolded the student for using four-letter words";
    - four-letter Anglo-Saxon word

Derived forms: four-letter words

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Four-letter word