Apr 11, 2024 · especially : a word (such as it in "make it clear which you prefer") that occupies the position of the subject or object of a verb in normal ...

2 days ago · noun · an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath. · a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out. · Grammar ...

Expletive (linguistics), a word or phrase that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence; Expletive pronoun, a pronoun used as subject ...

a rude or offensive word used to express anger, pain, annoyance, etc.

A word, phrase, etc. not needed for the sense but used merely to fill out a sentence or metrical line, for grammar, rhythm, balance, etc.

Synonyms for EXPLETIVE: curse, swear, language, profanity, epithet, vulgarism, cuss, obscenity, swearword, cussword.

/ˈɛksplətɪv/ · noun. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger. “expletives were deleted”. synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, oath, swearing, ...

Expletives or placeholders are words or phrases that are used to fill out a sentence without adding essential meaning to the sense of the whole sentence.

An expletive is a word or words that do not add meaning to a sentence and are often used as filler, also known as an "empty word."

Mar 16, 2019 · Sometimes called a syntactic expletive or (because the expletive has no apparent lexical meaning) an empty word.