expletive infixation

created by artfuldodger
(idea) by artfuldodger (5 y) (print)   (I like it!) 3 C!s Mon Mar 13 2000 at 11:09:06

An actual process described in linguistics.

In a polysyllabic english word, an expletive may be inserted before a stressed syllable for emphasis and effect.

This is an important rule in morphology. For instance:

Fan-fucking-tastic is acceptable, while
*Fantas-fucking-tic is not.

Made all the funnier because this is the only example of infixation in English.

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