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An all-purpose profanityAn all-purpose profanity.
Meaning
1 senses(euphemistic, humorous, not comparable)An all-purpose profanity.
Origin
Attested since at least the 1930s, but popularized in the U.S. after the Watergate scandalAttested 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]”.
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