Expletive
Definitions
- A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
- A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
- 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").
- An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
Equivalents
13 more languages
العربيةالشّتيمة
Bosanskiso
Catalàexpletiu
हिन्दीगंदगी
Hrvatskiso
Kurdîso
Српскиso
Svenskakraftuttryck
Tiếng ViệtGiêsu Maria
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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