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Definition of Expletive

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

Similar Words: curse, curse word, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss

Derivational Morphology: curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate

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