expletive

expletive

noun

Definition 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