meaning of expletive

1. Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.
2.
A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.
3.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were ">deleted"


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