expletive deleted

Noun

euphemistic humorous

(euphemistic, humorous) An all-purpose profanity.

Japanese Meaning

あらゆるシチュエーションで使える汚い言葉（万能の冒涜語） / ユーモラスかつ婉曲的に用いられる一般的な罵詈語

When the editor removed the swear word, he left the phrase expletive deleted as a humorous all-purpose profanity.

編集者が罵り言葉を削除したとき、代わりにユーモラスな「万能の罵り言葉」という表現を残した。

Sense（1）

(euphemistic, humorous) An all-purpose profanity.

Because you sold him out just to have a martyr, you expletive deleted.

expletives deleted

（ plural ）