What is the opposite of cursing?

OPPOSITES FOR curse
1, 9 blessing, benediction.
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What is another word for cursing?

profanity. A common synonym for swearing or cursing is profanity. It denotes “obscene or blasphemous language” (for example, she left her brother an angry voicemail that was laced with profanity).
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What is a good word for praise?

  • applaud.
  • hail.
  • acclaim.
  • commend.
  • laud.
  • salute.
  • cheer.
  • tout.
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What is a word for good heart?

kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
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How do you praise someone in a cool way?

For friends
  1. 1 “Your perspective on life makes me want to live more thoughtfully.”
  2. 2 “You make me laugh so much—I love how you hit the perfect tone and expression every time.”
  3. 3 “I admire your determination when you strongly believe in something.”
  4. 4 “I feel heard and seen when we have difficult conversations.”
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Curse Meaning



Why is the F word offensive?

Although the word itself is used in its literal sense to refer to sexual intercourse, its most common usage is figurative—to indicate the speaker's strong sentiment and to offend or shock the listener.
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Why is it offensive to swear?

Accordingly, profanity is language use that is sometimes deemed impolite, rude, indecent, or culturally offensive; in certain religions, it constitutes sin. It can show a debasement of someone or something, or be considered an expression of strong feeling towards something. Some words may also be used as intensifiers.
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Where does God say not to swear?

Jesus tells his listeners in Matthew 5:34 "to swear not at all" and in here presents examples of unacceptable swearing.
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What is the oldest swear word?

Fart, as it turns out, is one of the oldest rude words we have in the language: Its first record pops up in roughly 1250, meaning that if you were to travel 800 years back in time just to let one rip, everyone would at least be able to agree upon what that should be called.
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Why do humans swear?

Swearwords are socially and emotionally indispensable, vital parts of our linguistic repertoires that help us mitigate stress, cope with pain, increase strength and endurance and bond with friends and colleagues — it's not for nothing they are described as “strong language”.
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What is the D word?

d-word (plural d-words) (euphemistic) The word damn.
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What is the e word?

e-word (plural e-words) Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment). quotations ▼
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What does the G word mean?

(euphemistic) The word goddamn.
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Did Obama make the G word?

The show discusses topics and their connection to the federal government of the United States, with "the g word" referring to 'government. ' The show is produced by Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, and his wife, Michelle Obama.
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What is a G girl?

g-girl (plural g-girls) (LGBT slang) A genetic girl, a cis woman.
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What is the Z cuss word?

These “Z" words are proper and accepted descriptions, but based on their meaning they could easily be used in a rude or bad way: zatch - female genitalia. zigzig - have sexual intercourse. zendik - heretic.
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Is YEET a word now?

NATIONAL (WCIA) — Yeet, cringe, sus and adorkable are now officially in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster announced Wednesday that it added 370 new words and phrases to its dictionary, including plenty of social media slang.
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What does M stand for?

M is the Roman numeral for thousand and MM is meant to convey one thousand-thousand — or million. To take it further; one billion would be shown as $1MMM or one-thousand million.
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What does B )) mean?

Mean? B) is an emoticon which represents a smiley face with sunglasses. The B) emoticon is often used to represent a "cool dude."
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What's the H word?

Noun. h-word (plural h-words) (euphemistic) The word hell/Hell.
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What does D D mean slang?

One alternate definition is "designated driver," the person who doesn't drink when out with friends or family and who drives everyone home safely. “Sure, I'll be the DD tonight if you'll do it next week.” “You can't be the DD.
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What does dyke mean in text?

Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian and as an adjective describing things associated with lesbians.
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Who invented swear?

We don't know how the earliest speakers of English swore, because it wasn't written down. Before the 15th century – which is when swearing first appeared in writing – most writing was done by monks, and they were too good, and their work too important, for them to write down swear words.
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Why do I cuss when I'm mad?

It releases stress

As it turns out, there's some science behind why cursing when you're angry or frustrated makes you feel better. "Cursing can be an effective emotional release, especially for anger and frustration," explains Laura MacLeod, LMSW practicing in New York.
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Is swear rude?

If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. If you swear to do something, you promise in a serious way that you will do it.
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