The phrase expletive deleted indicates that profanity has been censored from a text by the author or by a subsequent censor, usually appearing in place of the profanity. == History == The phrase has been used for this purpose since at least the 1930s, but became more widely used in the United States after the Watergate scandal.
The phrase expletive deleted indicates that profanity has been censored from a text by the author or by a subsequent censor, usually appearing in place of the profanity. == History == The phrase has been used for this purpose since at least the 1930s, but became more widely used in the United States after the Watergate scandal.
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