expletive.
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Meaning & usage
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin explētīvus (“serving to fill out”), from Latin explētus, the perfect passive participle of expleō (“fill out”), itself from ex (“out, completely”) + *pleō (“fill”).
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fucking in "there's no fucking way he's gonna get away with it").
An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin explētīvus (“serving to fill out”), from Latin explētus, the perfect passive participle of expleō (“fill out”), itself from ex (“out, completely”) + *pleō (“fill”).
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