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A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath. / (linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

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expletive

Source Word

expletive

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

Japanese Meaning

罵詈雑言、下品な言葉、特に呪いの言葉として使われる表現。 / （言語学）文法上の位置を埋めるために意味を持たずに用いられる単語、あるいは構文充足詞としての用法。

She used an expletive when she slammed her finger in the car door, more from shock than malice.

彼女は車のドアに指を挟んだとき、悪意というより驚きから罵り言葉を口にした。

Sense（1）

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.

Sense（2）

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Sense（3）

(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

expletives

（ plural ）