Seven Dirty Words
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Seven Dirty Words is George Carlin’s famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, becoming a landmark in debates over free speech and broadcast regulation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seven Dirty Words canonical | 2 |
| Seven Dirty Words essay | 1 |
| Seven dirty words | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T611727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seven Dirty Words Context triple: [George Carlin, notableWork, Seven Dirty Words]
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A.
Naughty
"Naughty" is a 1980 R&B and funk studio album by American singer Chaka Khan, known for its soulful vocals and polished production.
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B.
Drunk and Hot Girls
"Drunk and Hot Girls" is a controversial, slow-tempo hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Mos Def from his 2007 album Graduation.
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C.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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D.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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E.
the Whore of Babylon
The Whore of Babylon is a symbolic female figure in the Book of Revelation often interpreted as representing a corrupt, idolatrous city or system opposed to God and destined for divine judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seven Dirty Words Target entity description: Seven Dirty Words is George Carlin’s famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, becoming a landmark in debates over free speech and broadcast regulation.
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A.
Naughty
"Naughty" is a 1980 R&B and funk studio album by American singer Chaka Khan, known for its soulful vocals and polished production.
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B.
Drunk and Hot Girls
"Drunk and Hot Girls" is a controversial, slow-tempo hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Mos Def from his 2007 album Graduation.
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C.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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D.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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E.
Pleasure Wars
Pleasure Wars is a historical and cultural study by Peter Gay that examines changing Western attitudes toward pleasure, sexuality, and bourgeois life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy bit
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spoken word performance ⓘ stand-up comedy routine ⓘ |
| associatedCourtCase | FCC v. Pacifica Foundation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Amendment issues
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U.S. Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Communications Commission
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | George Carlin ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark in broadcast regulation history
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landmark in free speech debates ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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social commentary ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
expanded public discussion of what can be said on radio and television
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inspired later comedians to challenge language taboos ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates over free speech in mass media
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stand-up comedy about censorship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cocksucker
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cunt ⓘ fuck ⓘ motherfucker ⓘ piss ⓘ shit ⓘ tits ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
arbitrariness of taboo words
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cultural hypocrisy about obscenity ⓘ government regulation of language ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. broadcast indecency policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
broadcast regulation
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censorship ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ taboo language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over indecency on U.S. broadcast media
ⓘ
influence on U.S. Supreme Court case FCC v. Pacifica Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | Class Clown ⓘ |
| performedBy | George Carlin ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | comedy album ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Class Clown ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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irreverent ⓘ provocative ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: Seven Dirty Words Description of subject: Seven Dirty Words is George Carlin’s famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, becoming a landmark in debates over free speech and broadcast regulation.
Referenced by (4)
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