fighting word

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Определение fighting word в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A word that one uses to provoke a fight or hostility. Often used in the plural: "Fighting words are categorically excluded from the protection of the First Amendment... their content embodies a particularly intolerable and socially unnecessary mode of expressing whatever idea the speaker wishes to convey" (Antonin Scalia)

Связанные Термины

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Aggressive words that may lead to confrontation

Расстановка переносов

fight·ing word

Турецкое произношение

faytîng wırd

Произношение

/ˈfītəɴɢ ˈwərd/ /ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈwɜrd/