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baquote

baquote noun: a quotation printed on the back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.

Noun

baquote (plural baquotes)

  1. (dated, slang) A quotation printed on the back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.
    • BAQUOTE A quote on the bacover, nacherly.1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Baquote
    • Hyphen always arrives with a postal baquote added to the certified Willis-picked ones. This time it is, "Belfast addresses NEED a district number." I don't see the humor in it; in fact I suspect the postal clerks have failed to get the idea and think any sort of remark is acceptable as a baquote. I...1965 February, Tom Perry, “Postscripts”, in Hyphen, number 36, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2013, page 15

Forms of baquote

pluralbaquotes

Origin of baquote

Blend of back + quote.

Questions about baquote

What does baquote mean?
Baquote means a quotation printed on the back cover of a book, magazine or similar medium.
What part of speech is baquote?
Baquote is a noun.
What is the plural of baquote?
The plural of baquote is baquotes.

Words near baquote in the dictionary

  1. Baquera
  2. Baqueras
  3. Baquero
  4. Baqueros
  5. baquiloprim
  6. baquote
  7. baquotes
  8. bar
  9. bar and grill
  10. bar association
  11. bar associations

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