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eMpTyV

eMpTyV 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 eMpTyV

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

Words near eMpTyV in the dictionary

  1. emptying the clip
  2. emptying the tank
  3. emptyings
  4. emptyish
  5. emptysis
  6. eMpTyV
  7. empugn
  8. empugned
  9. empugning
  10. empugns
  11. empurple

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eMpTyV (page history and authors); Empty-Vee (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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