Definition of "l-word" [l-word]

• The word love. (noun)
• The word lesbian. (noun)
• Any word beginning with l that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context. (noun)

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• "Well, for one, he finally gets a job, and two, he tries to come to terms with saying the l-word (not lesbians) to Ramona, his mysterious girlfriend."
• "You couldn't ask for a better defense of the l-word."
• "Good to hear the l-word, but the boilerplate about "90%" and "change" is getting tiresome."