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expletive

noun as in swear word; exclamation

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However, Martin redeemed himself when correctly guessing a fake expletive-laden clue read by Meyers.

Kaufman returns after the break to deliver an expletive-ridden tirade against Lawler.

Watch him unleash a magnificent, expletive-ridden rant—and be grateful for the Internet, where this harangue will live forever.

So be careful what you say and what you do, because the Kinect, for better and worse, really is [expletive] watching you.

Now, it seems, Hamas is being struck from the list of expletive targets.

The expletive that it now behoves us to consider is one which has never been adequately treated in a book.

Probably few persons who allow themselves the enjoyment of that rather jocular expletive, the deuce!

There is in Madrid a "Calle Jesus," and the sacred name, used as a common expletive, is heard on all sides.

He blurted out his favorite expletive, lighted a new cigar, walked his room, and chafed like a caged tiger.

The other use is a kind of pious expletive, intending “I must endure it,” “I am the slave of a higher power.”

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to expletive, such as: curse, cuss, interjection, oath, and cuss word.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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