Expletive may refer to: *

Expletive (linguistics) An expletive is a word or phrase inserted into a sentence that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence. It is regarded as semantically null or a placeholder. Expletives are not insignificant or meaningless in all senses; they may ...

, a word or phrase that is not needed to express the basic meaning of the sentence * Expletive pronoun, a pronoun used as subject or other verb argument that is meaningless but syntactically required * Expletive attributive, a word that contributes nothing to meaning but suggests the strength of feeling of the speaker *

Profanity Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, is the usage of notionally word taboo, offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion (such a ...

or swear word, a word or expression that is strongly impolite or offensive

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