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expletive adjective

  /ɪkˈspliːtɪv/ , /ˈɛksplətɪv/
  • Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
 expletief
  • Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
 opvullend

expletive noun

  /ɪkˈspliːtɪv/ , /ˈɛksplətɪv/
  • (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").
 expletief (woord)
  • (linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
 opvulling, vulsel
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