expletive
expletive
nounDefinition of EXPLETIVE
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression <unleashed a slew of expletives upon losing the tennis match>
Synonyms curse, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, profanity, swear, vulgarism
Related Words bawdry, language, scurrility; execration, imprecation, malediction; epithet, name; oath
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