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blankety-blank

blankety-blank noun: a substitute for a name the speaker does not know, cannot recall, or does not wish to mention.

Noun

blankety-blank (plural blankety-blanks)

  1. (euphemistic, informal) A substitute for a name the speaker does not know, cannot recall, or does not wish to mention.
    • Since she never used curse words, she was calling Dad names like 'blankety-blank' and 'worthless drunk so-and-so'.2005, Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

Forms of blankety-blank

pluralblankety-blanks

Questions about blankety-blank

What does blankety-blank mean?
Blankety-blank means a substitute for a name the speaker does not know, cannot recall, or does not wish to mention.
What part of speech is blankety-blank?
Blankety-blank is a noun.
What is the plural of blankety-blank?
The plural of blankety-blank is blankety-blanks.

Words near blankety-blank in the dictionary

  1. blanketsful
  2. blanketted
  3. blanketting
  4. blanketweed
  5. blankety
  6. blankety-blank
  7. blankety-blanks
  8. Blankfein
  9. blankholder
  10. blankholders
  11. blankie

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