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expletive /ˈɛksplətɪv/ /Brit ɪkˈspliːtɪv/

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Danh từ

từ rủa

"Damn" is an expletive

"Chết tiệt" là một từ rủa
noun

plural -tives

[count] :a word or phrase (such as Damn it!) that people sometimes say when they are angry or in pain especially; :one that is offensive

Angry expletives filled the air.

Expletives were deleted from the transcript of their conversation.
adjective

Her speech is punctuated by expletive words and phrases, like 'like, you know', and so forth

wordy

verbose

prolix

repetitious

redundant

tautological

iterative

reiterative

pleonastic

unnecessary

unneeded

needless

unessential

non-essential

gratuitous

superfluous

noun

Expletives sometimes lend an air of naturalness to written dialogue

oath

swear-word

curse

obscenity

epithet

Colloq cuss-word

dirty word

four-letter word

Some grammarians term the 'It' in 'It is raining' an expletive

filler

padding

redundancy

tautology

pleonasm