expletive[noun]Synonyms: swearword, curse, cuss, cussword, oath, swear
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧ple‧tive /ɪkˈspliːtɪv $ ˈeksplətɪv/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: expletivus, from Latin explere 'to fill out'; because the words fill a space in a sentence without adding to the meaning]
formal a rude word that you use when you are angry or in pain, for example ‘shit’
Synonym : swear word [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲