expletive

  • 31expletive — [ɪk spli:tɪv, ɛk ] noun 1》 an oath or swear word. 2》 Grammar a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. adjective Grammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.… …

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  • 32expletive — adj 1. unnecessary, unneeded, needless, nonessential, gratuitous. n 2. filler, filling, padding, wadding; embellishment, ornament, decoration, frill. 3. exclamation, ejaculation, outburst, blurt; curse, oath, obscenity, epithet, Inf. swearword,… …

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  • 33expletive — ex·ple·tive …

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  • 34expletive — [ɪkˈspliːtɪv] noun [C] formal a swearword …

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  • 35expletive — ex•ple•tive [[t]ˈɛk splɪ tɪv[/t]] n. 1) an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath 2) gram. a syllable, word, or phrase that serves to fill out a sentence, line of verse, etc., without conveying any meaning of its …

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  • 36expletive —   a.,n. (word) added to expand or fill up; swear word.    ♦ expletory, a …

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  • 37expletive — n. & adj. n. 1 an oath, swear word, or other expression, used in an exclamation. 2 a word used to fill out a sentence etc., esp. in verse. adj. serving to fill out (esp. a sentence, line of verse, etc.). Etymology: LL expletivus (as EX (1), plere …

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  • 38Fleeting expletive — A fleeting expletive is a verbal profanity or visual indecency or obscenity (i.e., a fleeting moment) expressed or shown during a live television broadcast or radio broadcast.Notable examplesIn chronological order: *During the January 2003 Golden …

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  • 39Frak (expletive) — Frack or frak is a bowdlerised version of fuck first used in the original Battlestar Galactica series. In the re imagined version it appears with greater frequency and with the revised spelling frak , as the producers wanted to make it a four… …

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  • 40Danem-gonit-chaheck — Expletive that combines Daggonit and Damn it all to heck. Used to add a touch of light humor to an otherwise undesirable situation. Danem gonit chaheck! Where the hell are we now? …

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