expletive
adjective
1. Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
2. Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
noun
1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- expletives were deleted
Similar word(s): curse, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword
Definition categories: communication, profanity
2. a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
Definition categories: communication, utterance, vocalization