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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Expletives; Expletive (disambiguation)

expletive         
I. a.
Superfluous, redundant.
II. n.
Expletive word or syllable.
expletive         
(expletives)
An expletive is a rude word or expression such as 'Damn!' which you say when you are annoyed, excited, or in pain. (FORMAL)
= swear word
N-COUNT
expletive         
n. expletive deleted

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Expletive

Expletive may refer to:

  • Expletive (linguistics), a word or phrase that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence
  • Expletive pronoun, a pronoun used as subject or other verb argument that is meaningless but syntactically required
  • Expletive attributive, a word that contributes nothing to meaning but suggests the strength of feeling of the speaker
  • Profanity or swear word, a word or expression that is strongly impolite or offensive
Examples of use of expletive
1. You got a, looks we might have a blue on blue situation. . . . 1344.35 POPOV35: [expletive] [expletive] [expletive]. . . . 1344.3' POPOV35: All right, POPOV35 has smoke.
2. "Hold up that (expletive) Cubs (expletive)," she says as her husband is talking on the telephone.
3. I [expletive] saw you put it behind your back and give it to that [expletive] kid.
4. M. MANCINI: (Laughing) The [expletive] director...
5. You tell your [expletive] Mexican friends to get the [expletive] out of Shenandoah or you‘re going to be laying [expletive] next to him!"In the Aftermath The words make Shenandoah wince, Latinos and non–Latinos alike.