outswear
Definition
Verb (transitive): To surpass someone in swearing, either in terms of quantity, intensity, or profanity.
Usage Examples
- (He could curse more profusely or more forcefully than any sailor.)
- (He attempted to use more or stronger swear words than his competitor.)
Advanced Usage
- "to outswear the devil": A hyperbolic expression meaning to curse extremely vigorously, as if one could surpass even a demonic figure in profanity.
- The old sergeant could outswear the devil himself when he was angry. (He cursed with exceptional intensity.)
Variants and Related Words
Outswore (verb, past tense): Past tense of outswear.
- She outswore everyone at the protest. (She used more profanity than anyone else.)
Outsworn (verb, past participle): Past participle of outswear.
- He has outsworn all previous records for foul language in the film. (He has exceeded all earlier benchmarks for profanity.)
Synonyms
- Outcurse: To curse more than someone else.
- Outblaspheme: To blaspheme or swear more profanely than another.
Phrasal Verbs
- Outswear someone: To defeat or exceed someone in swearing.
- She can outswear any truck driver in the convoy. (She can use more or worse swear words than any truck driver.)
Related Idioms
- To swear like a trooper: To use profanity habitually and forcefully (though not directly containing , this idiom describes the behavior that one would ).
- He swears like a trooper, but his sister can outswear him. (He curses heavily, but she curses even more.)