(formal) a word, especially a rude word, that you use when you are angry, or in pain
SYNSWEARWORD:
He dropped the book on his foot and muttered several expletives under his breath.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of expletive come from?
This entry for expletive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is expletive a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, expletive is tagged as noun.
Does expletive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — expletive appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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