OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3789

expletive

/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
expletivo
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
expletivo
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
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