a-word

A bad word that starts with the letter a, such as ass/arse or asshole/arsehole.

The word alleluia, typically in the context of Lent since the Lenten liturgies of various Christian churches omit the alleluia.

It was Lent; “alleluia” is not sung in the Catholic church during Lent. I told her Babloo liked songs with the “A-word.”

My congregation is frustrated because we can’t sing carols during Advent, and now we can’t say the A-word [Alleluia] during Lent.

Any word beginning with a that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

Specialists sometimes choose PDD-NOS instead of an autism diagnosis because they are afraid that the “a-word” frightens patients.