expletivenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪkˈspliː.tɪv/us/ˈek.splə.t̬ɪv/formal a word that is considered offensive:
She dropped the book on her foot and let out a row/string of expletives.
expletive deleted
used when an offensive word has been removed from a report of what someone has said
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Swearing and blasphemy
- bad language
- blasphemous
- blasphemy
- cuss
- damn
- dirty word
- eff
- four-letter word
- imprecation
- profane
- profanity
- strong language
- swear
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word
- swearing
- the F-word
- trooper
- wash
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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