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An oath or swearword
“The game remained heated, with the sent-off players voicing their unhappiness on the sidelines and adding to a stream of expletives .”
A word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense
“The author used the expletive 'um' to fill out the character's dialogue, but it didn't contribute any meaningful content to the conversation.”
A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil
A sudden cry or remark expressing surprise, strong emotion, or pain
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant
“No one entered more fully than Shakespeare into the character of this species of poetry, which admits of no expletive imagery, no merely ornamental line.”
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