Four-letter word words of this length are upsetting to some, for religious or personal sensitivity reasons, such as: "" (UK), "", "", "", and "" (UK). Racist, ableist, and slurs pertaining to an individual's sexual orientation may also qualify, such as "" (in the UK not a racial slur, but short for Mongol, or someone with Down syndrome - previously called Mongolism), "", "", "", "", "" and "". Several "four-letter words" have multiple meanings (some even serving as given names), and usually only offend when used in their vulgar senses, for example: "", "", "" (UK) and "" (UK). A borderline
Four-letter word letters. Typical examples include the word "work", implying that work can be unpleasant, or the game of "golf", jokingly referred to as a four-letter word when a player's pastime becomes an exercise in frustration. "Charlotte Observer" journalist Doug Robarchek noted in 1993 how many politicians have names with four letters, "Ever notice how many U.S. politicians have names that are also four-letter words? Ford, Dole, Duke, Bush, Gore ... and how many make us think of four-letter words?" Four-letter word The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including