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English[edit]
i-word (plural i-words)
- (euphemistic) The word illegal, illegal alien, or illegal immigrant.
- (humorous) Any word beginning with i that is considered (often humorously) to be taboo in the given context, such as idiot, or incest.
See also[edit]
- (‘x’-word euphemisms) a-word, b-word, c-word, d-word, e-word, f-word, g-word / G-word, h-word, i-word, j-word, k-word, l-word, m-word, n-word, o-word, p-word, q-word / Q-word, r-word, s-word, t-word, u-word, v-word, w-word, x-word; see also C-bomb, f-bomb, f-slur, L-bomb, n-bomb, r-slur
