sorry dude, if you need a dictionary to tell you what a curse word is, you don’t know what it is. It’s NOT a curse word. It’s not a term of endearment either, but it’s not a curse word.
That idea is bullshit. BTW, that IS a curse word.
Life or death is in the tongue. If it isn’t an edifying word about someone, it is a word curse. John McCain meant the word to be cutting and hurtful.