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blankety-blank

adjective (or adverb) blank·ety-blank \ ¦blaŋkət|ē¦blaŋk , -aiŋkət|d¦blaiŋk , -kət| , |i¦- \
variants: or less commonly blankety

Definition of blankety-blank

: damned —used as a generalized expression of disapproval
  • the interruptions for those blankety-blank … commercials
  • —Jack Gould
  • do what he blankety-blank well pleases
  • —Gerard Smith

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Origin and Etymology of blankety-blank

reduplication of 1blank

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blankety-blank

noun \ " \

Definition of blankety-blank

: wretch, fool —used as a generalized expression of disapproval
  • that blankety-blank can't make up his mind whether he's for us or against us
  • —Newsweek

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