expletive infixation

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Noun

expletive infixation (countable and uncountable, plural expletive infixations)

  1. (linguistics) The insertion of expressive, often vulgar or obscene, expletives into words, usually in colloquial or slang speech, or the resulting expression: tmesis with expletives.
    Hypernyms: tmesis < infixation

See also

  • pejoration
  • Category:English terms infixed with -bloody-
  • Category:English terms infixed with -fucking-
  • Category:English terms infixed with -freaking-
  • Category:English terms infixed with -freakin-
  • Category:English terms infixed with -flipping-
  • Category:English terms infixed with -flippin-
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