b-word

noun2

1. •
   (euphemistic) Any of various vulgar words beginning with the letter B, particularly bitch and bastard.
2. •
   (humorous) Any word beginning with the letter B, considered (often humorously) to be taboo in its context.

   • After years of Labour downplaying the B-word [Brexit], it was a marked shift, drawing it into the framing of her tax and spending plans. — 2025