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Noun
S:
(n)
curse
,
curse word
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expletive
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oath
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swearing
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swearword
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cuss
(profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger)
"expletives were deleted"
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(n)
expletive
(a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line)