Term for words such as “unf**king-believable” or “a-whole-nother”

Why was
the word interjection inserted into a given word?

What is the form of a term used to describe a term such as un-fucking-believable or a-whole-not-other? Are these words repeated in the word? Are there any variations?

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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on October 14, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on October 18, 2021.
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In lexical words, an intensifier can be inserted as an intensifier. Tmesis is used to describe this construction. And yes, expletives are very often used as intensifiers here.

The word “whatsoever” is also found in others like “howsoever”, etc. , which are now words, which are now words in their own right.

What are the rules about where we stick the intensifier, based on prosody in English. We don’t find * unbe-fucking-believevable but we do find abso-fucking-lutely. What are some interesting things about the idea of non-whole (or, a whole) parts other people share?

Answered on November 2, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 11, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 13, 2021.
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In lexical words, an intensifier can be inserted as an intensifier. Tmesis is used to describe this construction. And yes, expletives are very often used as intensifiers here.

The word “whatsoever” is also found in others like “howsoever”, etc. , which are now words, which are now words in their own right.

What are the rules about where we stick the intensifier, based on prosody in English. We don’t find * unbe-fucking-believevable but we do find abso-fucking-lutely. What are some interesting things about the idea of non-whole (or, a whole) parts other people share?

Answered on November 14, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 15, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 22, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 23, 2021.
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Yes does It’s called an infix. Has Usage in some other language confined to such examples, but it is a normal feature in some other

languages?

Answered on November 23, 2021.
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