Word Study
turd
OXFORD DICTIONARY
turd, n. coarse sl.
1 a lump of excrement.
2 a term of contempt for a person.
1 a lump of excrement.
2 a term of contempt for a person.
Usage
Often considered a taboo word, esp. in sense 2.
Etymology
OE tord f. Gmc
THESAURUS
turd
BM, SOB, bastard, bowel movement, buffalo chips, bugger, ca-ca, coprolite, coprolith, cow chips, cow flops, cow pats, crap, creep, cur, defecation, dingleberry, dog, droppings, dung, fart, feces, feculence, guano, heel, hood, hooligan, jakes, jerk, louse, manure, meanie, mother, movement, night soil, ordure, pill, prick, rat, scum, sewage, sewerage, shit, shithead, shitheel, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker, stool, toadFor further exploring for "turd" in Webster Dictionary Online