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expletive
/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/
noun
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."
Similar: oath, swear word
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.
Similar: intensifier
adjective
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Similar: expletory
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Synonymsexpletory
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