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Empty Vee

Empty Vee is the alternative form of Empty-Vee.

Meaning of Empty-Vee

Proper noun

Empty-Vee

  1. (US, dated, derogatory, humorous, slang) A nickname for MTV (American cable television channel).
    • Like “We Are the World,” it too would end up as a video on Empty-Vee (MTV).1985 August, James Wolcott, “Mixed Media”, in Tina Brown, editor, Vanity Fair, volume 48, number 8, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15

Questions about Empty Vee

What is Empty Vee the alternative form of?
Empty Vee is the alternative form of Empty-Vee.

Words near Empty Vee in the dictionary

  1. empty the bench
  2. empty the clip
  3. empty the tank
  4. empty threat
  5. empty threats
  6. Empty Vee
  7. empty vessels make the most noise
  8. empty vessels make the most sound
  9. empty word
  10. empty words
  11. empty-element tag

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