English

Noun

l-word ‎(plural l-words)

1. (euphemistic) The word love.
2. (euphemistic) The word lesbian.
3. Any word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context.

Quotations

• 2010, Edgar Wright, Marc Platt, Eric Gitter, and Nira Park (producers), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Universal Pictures

  Wallace Wells: Break out the l-word.

  Scott Pilgrim: ‘Lesbian’?

  Wallace Wells: The other l-word.

  Scott Pilgrim: ... ‘lesbians’?

  Wallace Wells: It's ‘love’, Scott.

  (later in the film:)

  Scott Pilgrim: Because I'm in lesbians with you.

  Ramona V. Flowers: ... what?

See also

• word

Anagrams

• world