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blankety-blanks

blankety-blanks is the plural of blankety-blank.

Meaning of blankety-blank

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

Questions about blankety-blanks

What is blankety-blanks the plural of?
Blankety-blanks is the plural of blankety-blank.

Words near blankety-blanks in the dictionary

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

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