ˈȯrjər, ˈȯ(ə)jə(r noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, filth, excrement, from Middle French, from ord filthy, foul (from Latin horridus horrid) + -ure — more at horrid
1. : excrement
2. : something (as pornographic material) that is morally degrading
these ordures are rapidly depraving the public taste — Thomas Jefferson