expletive
expletive /ɪkˈspliː.tɪv/ aep /ˈek.splə.t̬ɪv/ noun [C]
1 F0 FORMAL a word that is considered offensive: » She dropped the book on her foot and let out a row/string of expletives.Thesaurus+: ↑Swearing and blasphemyexpletive deleted2 F0 used when an offensive word has been removed from a report of what someone has said Thesaurus+: ↑Swearing and blasphemy |