crutch word
crutch word · crutch words
A word that becomes a filler in conversation, or is used for verbal emphasis, without…A word that becomes a filler in conversation, or is used for verbal emphasis, without adding any meaning to an utterance.
Meaning
1 sensesA word that becomes a filler in conversation, or is used for verbal emphasis, without adding any meaning to an utterance.
2012 Jen Doll, ""A Literal Epidemic of Crutch Words," The Atlantic, 13 September 2012. Of course, we didn't list all the crutch words, because it appears we're living in a crutch word epidemic.
Origin
From crutch + word.From crutch + word.
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