Definitions from Wiktionary (expletive)
▸ adjective: Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
▸ adjective: Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
▸ noun: A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
▸ noun: An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
expletive deleted,
Expletive infixation,
mild expletive,
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▸ adjective: Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
▸ adjective: Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
▸ noun: A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
▸ noun: (linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
▸ noun: An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
Similar:
curse,
curse word,
swearing,
oath,
swearword,
cuss,
expletory,
repletive,
periphrastic,
superfluous,
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