readme.md

fillers

List of, like, English (both British and American) filler words.

Contents

• What is this?
• When should I use this?
• Install
• Use
• API
  • fillers
• Data
• Types
• Compatibility
• Related
• Contribute
• Security
• License

What is this?

This package exposes a list of pretty useless words, which are typically used to fill empty space.

When should I use this?

Use this when you want to do fun things with natural language.

Install

This package is ESM only. In Node.js (version 14.14+, 16.0+), install with npm:

npm install fillers

In Deno with esm.sh:

import {fillers} from 'https://esm.sh/fillers@2'

In browsers with esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import {fillers} from 'https://esm.sh/fillers@2?bundle'
</script>

Use

import {fillers} from 'fillers'

console.log(fillers.length) //=> 80

console.log(fillers.slice(0, 10))

Yields:

[ 'a',
  'able',
  'aboard',
  'about',
  'above',
  'absent',
  'accept',
  'accident',
  'account',
  'ache' ]

API

This package exports the identifier fillers. There is no default export.

fillers

So, fillers exposes a list of strings (Array<string>).

Data

For a complete list of supported filler words and phrases, like, see index.js.

Note that the words listed in fillers might or, in fact, might not be fillers.

Types

This package is fully typed with TypeScript. It exports no additional types.

Compatibility

This package is at least compatible with all maintained versions of Node.js. As of now, that is Node.js 14.14+ and 16.0+. It also works in Deno and modern browsers.

Related

• buzzwords — list of buzzwords
• dale-chall — list of familiar American-English words (1995)
• hedges — list of hedge words
• profanities — list of profane words
• spache — list of simple American-English words (1974)
• weasels — list of weasel words

Contribute

Yes please! See How to Contribute to Open Source.

Security

This package is safe.

License

MIT © Titus Wormer