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Meaning of expletive infixation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The insertion of expressive, often vulgar or obscene, expletives into words, usually in colloquial or slang speech, or the resulting expression: tmesis with expletives.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

expletiveness Expletives expletivity explicability explicable explicableness

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