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swear jar
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsweə ˌdʒɑːr/ us /ˈswer ˌdʒɑːr/
a container, especially a glass jar, into which you have to put money if you swear(= use a rude or offensive word):
Every time they use the F-word, they have to put money in a swear jar.
She introduced a swear jar in the office to make her workmates clean up their language.
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swear box
Some families have swear jars.
I have a swear jar set up and at the end of each week I donate the proceeds to charity.
He let loose a string of words that would have filled three swear jars.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Swearing and blasphemy
blasphemous
blasphemously
C-word
curse
curse someone/yourself for something/doing something
damn
effing
four-letter word
imprecation
oath
profane
strong languagephrase
swear word
swearing
sweary
sworn
the air is blueidiom
turn the air blueidiom
wash
wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water)idiom
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