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expletive deleted · expletive deleteds · expletives deleted
An all-purpose profanityAn all-purpose profanity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable)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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Forms
plural: expletive deleteds / expletives deleted| Singular | expletive deleted |
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| Plural | expletive deleteds / expletives deleted |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable