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expletive

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expletive

Word or phrase that does not add to the meaning of a sentence but shows the mood of the writer or speaker; often, a swear word.


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Not that he was calling upon God; it was a mere expletive, but it came from his soul.
He was detestably poor, and this was the reason, no doubt, that his expletive expressions about betting, seldom took a pecuniary turn.
I expelled the nasty stuff with a strong English expletive and said, "Foreigner, beware
 
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