Found 2 items, similar to Expletive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: expletive expletive n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; “expletives were deleted” [syn: curse, curse word, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss] 2: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
English → English (gcide) Definition: Expletive Expletive \Ex"ple*tive\, a. [L. expletivus, from expletus, p. p. of explere to fill up; ex out+plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. expl['e]tif. See Full.] Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. “Expletive imagery.” --Hallam. [1913 Webster] Expletive phrases to plump his speech. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] Expletive \Ex"ple*tive\, n. A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath. [1913 Webster] While explectives their feeble aid to join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. --Pope. [1913 Webster]