expletief (woord) — meaning in English
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English meaning
- expletive adj Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
Senses
expletief (woord) is used for these senses in English:
- expletive (linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fuckin in "there's no fuckin way he's gonna get away with it").
expletive — full definition
- adj Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- adj Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).