English Explanatory Dictionary

expletive deleted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An all-purpose profanity.
adj
  1. An all-purpose profanity.
verb
  1. To have sex with.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

Attested since at least the 1930s, but popularized in the U.S. after the Watergate scandal, during which transcripts of conversations were published with profanity replaced by “[EXPLETIVE DELETED]”.

Synonyms

discuss Uganda get into someone's pants someone's etchings copulate with
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