Othello
Oaths, Curses, and Other Unsuitable Language

Using a dictionary, define the following:

 

1. profanity-

 

 

2. blasphemy-

 

 

3. swearing-

 

 

4. cursing-

 

 

5. vulgarity-

 

 

6. zounds-

 

 

7. marry-

 

 

8. 'sblood-

 

 

9. lewd minx-

 

 

10. tup; tupping-

 

 

11. (devil's) dam-

 


Handout by Linda Kramer, Norman High School North