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expletive

/'ɛksplətɪv/

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noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
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"expletives were deleted"

Similar:

curse curse word cuss oath swearing swearword

type of:
profanity
noun
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
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type of:
utterance vocalization

Examples of expletive

"expletives were deleted"