Template:Infobox profanity
Use case/Description
[edit]This infobox is for articles regarding profane terms and offensive words of any sort.
Usage
[edit]Single meaning
[edit] caption | |
| Part of speech | part_of_speech or part |
|---|---|
| Etymology | etymology |
| Pronunciation | pronunciation or pron |
| Meaning | meaning |
| Definition | |
| Note(s) | note |
Double entendres
[edit]caption | |
| Part of speech | part_of_speech or part |
|---|---|
| Etymology | etymology |
| Pronunciation | pronunciation or pron |
| Definition | |
| In a literal sense | literal or lit |
| Figuratively | figurative or fig |
| Note(s) | note |
Infobox template
[edit]The infobox has two variants of several parameters. One is the version of the infobox with the full names of the parameters:
{{Infobox profanity
| name = <!-- write "{{noitalics|or}}" for an unitalicized "or". e.g.: "Asshole {{noitalics|or}} arsehole", etc. -->
| type =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| part_of_speech =
| etymology =
| language = <!-- only if the word is NOT in English! -->
| pronunciation =
| meaning = <!-- When there's no figurative and literal meaning. Remove "literal" and "figurative" from the infobox in such cases. -->
| literal =
| figurative =
| note =
}}
And the other is the version with shortened names:
{{Infobox profanity
| name = <!-- write "{{noitalics|or}}" for an unitalicized "or". e.g.: "Asshole {{noitalics|or}} arsehole", etc. -->
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| part =
| etymology =
| language = <!-- only if the word is NOT in English! -->
| pron =
| meaning = <!-- When there's no figurative and literal meaning. Remove "lit" and "fig" from the infobox in such cases.-->
| lit =
| fig =
| ps =
}}
Example
[edit]| vulgarism | |
 Freedom of speech sign that uses the term held by a demonstrator at a protest in San Francisco, California | |
| Part of speech | Compound noun |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Compound of the terms mother and fucker[1] |
| Pronunciation | US: /ˈmʌðərfʌkər/[1] UK: /ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/[1] |
| Definition | |
| In a literal sense | A person who has incest with his mother |
| Figuratively | A person who is mean, despicable or vicious Any particularly difficult or frustrating situation |
Parameters
[edit]- name
- The term goes here. If left empty, it defaults to the Wikipedia article's title.
- image
- You can add a relevant notable image that demonstrates the use of the word here. Users should be cautious that an image is *not* necessary for this infobox and it might be better off to just leave it *without* an image than to add a unnecessary image (even if relevant to the topic) just for the sake of it. Use judgement.
- alt
- Alt text for the image goes here.
- caption
- The image caption is added here.
- etymology
- The etymology of the term goes here. Users should keep it bried and avoid providing the info on the etymology in prose form. **Sources should be cited**.
- language
- The language the term is from goes here. Perferably but optionally the language should be probably wikilinked. **If the term is from English, this should be left empty**.
- pronunciation / pron
- The pronunciation of the term goes here. It should be written in IPA. If the term is in English, pronunciation respelling is probably okay as well.
- meaning
- The meaning of the term goes here.
- literal / lit
- The meaning of the term in a literal sense goes here. This is useful for swear words like motherfucker, shit, etc.
- figurative / fig
- The meaning of the term when used by people goes here. Words like the aforementioned swear words apply as great examples.
Template Data [create] [purge]
- ^ a b c "motherfucker, n. meanings, etymology and more". Oxford English Dictionary (OED). December 2002. Retrieved 2025-04-27.