diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9d08087..fc7fac9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ func loadBlockedWords(path string) {
 			redaction = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "redaction:"))
 			continue
 		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "import:") {
+			dirPath := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "import:"))
+			expandAndImportDir(dirPath)
+			continue
+		}
 		blockedWords = append(blockedWords, regexp.MustCompile(regexp.QuoteMeta(line)))
 	}
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
@@ -56,6 +61,39 @@ func loadBlockedWords(path string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func expandAndImportDir(dir string) {
+	expandedPath := os.ExpandEnv(strings.ReplaceAll(dir, "~", getHomeDir()))
+	err := filepath.Walk(expandedPath, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			importWordsFromFile(path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Failed to walk directory %s: %v", dir, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func importWordsFromFile(path string) {
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Warning: Cannot open import file %s: %v", path, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if line != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+			blockedWords = append(blockedWords, regexp.MustCompile(regexp.QuoteMeta(line)))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func censorLine(line string) string {
 	for _, re := range blockedWords {
 		line = re.ReplaceAllString(line, redaction)
@@ -130,3 +168,11 @@ func isInputFromTerminal() bool {
 	return (fileInfo.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0
 }
 
+func getHomeDir() string {
+	usr, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unable to determine home directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	return usr.HomeDir
+}
+