- Look up
expletive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Expletive may
refer to:
Expletive (linguistics), a word or
phrase that is not
needed to express...
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Expletive infixation is a
process by
which an
expletive or
profanity is
inserted into a word,
usually for intensification. It is
similar to tmesis, but...
- The
phrase expletive deleted indicates that
profanity has been
censored from a text by the
author or by a
subsequent censor,
usually appearing in place...
- A
fleeting expletive is a non-scripted
verbal profanity or
obscenity expressed and
broadcast during a live
television broadcast or
radio broadcast. The...
- An
expletive attributive is an
adjective or
adverb (or
adjectival or
adverbial phrase) that does not
contribute to the
meaning of a sentence, but is used...
- 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...
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Jesus H.
Christ is an
expletive interjection that
refers to the
Christian religious figure of Jesus. It is
typically uttered in anger, surprise, or frustration;...
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accidentally used the
expletive live on air
during the
state visit of
Elizabeth II to West Germany.[citation needed] It is a
common expletive in
novels by author...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bloody, as an
adjective or adverb, is an
expletive attributive commonly used in
British English,
Irish English, New Zealand...
- A
dummy pronoun, also
known as an
expletive pronoun, is a
deictic pronoun that
fulfills a
syntactical requirement without providing a
contextually explicit...
