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Animal

Terms originating in animal names or comparisons that developed insulting, vulgar, or figurative human meanings.

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Body

Terms derived from human anatomy, bodily functions, or physical attributes.

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Character

Terms centered on perceived personality, behavior, morality, intelligence, or personal qualities.

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Deception

Terms associated with lying, dishonesty, exaggeration, fraud, nonsense, or deliberate misrepresentation.

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Excrement

Terms rooted in feces, urine, defecation, bodily waste, or related functions.

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Gender

Terms whose taboo or insulting force is substantially connected to gender, gendered expectations, or gendered usage.

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Hygiene

Terms derived from cleanliness, bodily care, medical practices, or hygiene-related objects and processes.

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Kinship

Terms involving family relationships, ancestry, parentage, legitimacy, or familial taboo.

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Miscellaneous

Terms whose origins or taboo associations do not fit cleanly within another established category.

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Religion

Terms derived from religion, divinity, damnation, sacred concepts, or traditionally blasphemous expression.

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Sexual

Terms associated with sexual anatomy, sexual acts, desire, reproduction, or sexual behavior.

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Violence

Terms connected to physical harm, aggression, injury, death, or violent action.

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