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

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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