expletive

/ษชkหˆspliหtษชv/

IPA: /EH1 K S P L AH0 T IH0 V/

noun
  1. 1

    A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

    โ€œIf we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.โ€

    syn:oathswear word
  2. 2

    A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

  3. 3

    A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

    syn:intensifier
adjective
  1. 1

    Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

    syn:expletory
  2. 2

    Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).

Synonyms

expletory

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