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Expletive
/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
📖 Definitions of "Expletive"
noun
- 1
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
"If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss."
- 2
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
- 3
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
adjective
- 1
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- 2
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
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