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crutchword

crutchword is the alternative form of crutch word.

Meaning of crutch word

Noun

crutch word (plural crutch words)

  1. A word that becomes a filler in conversation, or is used for verbal emphasis, without adding any meaning to an utterance.
    • Of course, we didn't list all the crutch words, because it appears we're living in a crutch word epidemic.2012 Jen Doll, ""A Literal Epidemic of Crutch Words," The Atlantic, 13 September 2012.

Forms of crutchword

pluralcrutchwords

Questions about crutchword

What is crutchword the alternative form of?
Crutchword is the alternative form of crutch word.

Words near crutchword in the dictionary

  1. crutching
  2. crutchless
  3. Crutchley
  4. Crutchleys
  5. crutchlike
  6. crutchword
  7. crutchwords
  8. Crute
  9. Crutes
  10. cruth
  11. cruths

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