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unk-unk

unk-unk noun: an unknown unknown.

Noun

unk-unk (plural unk-unks)

  1. An unknown unknown.
    • Until recently, the project risk management community discussed but did not have means for addressing unk unks. However, a recent book addresses unk unks and provides approaches for addressing them.2007, Preston G. Smith, Flexible Product Development: Building Agility for Changing Markets

Forms of unk-unk

pluralunk-unks

Questions about unk-unk

What does unk-unk mean?
Unk-unk means an unknown unknown.
What part of speech is unk-unk?
Unk-unk is a noun.
What is the plural of unk-unk?
The plural of unk-unk is unk-unks.

Words near unk-unk in the dictionary

  1. unjustly
  2. unjustness
  3. unjustnesses
  4. unjuvenile
  5. unk
  6. unk-unk
  7. unk-unks
  8. unk.
  9. unKafkaesque
  10. Unkar
  11. unkard

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