(obsolete, idiomatic) To bandy words; to dispute.

plural of a-word

Full of words; wordy; talkative; verbose

Allegedly; it is said (that)...

present participle of f-word

present participle of weasel word

(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel; for example, smog, formed from smoke and fog.

Alternative spelling of loanword.

(euphemistic) Any of various taboo words beginning with the letter B, particularly bitch.

(lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.