blankety-blank

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adjective (or adverb)

blank·​ety-blank

¦blaŋkət|ē¦blaŋk,

-aiŋkət|d¦blaiŋk,

-kət|,

|i¦-

variants or less commonly blankety

ˈ⸗⸗⸗

: 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

blankety-blank

2 of 2

noun

"

: 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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Etymology

Adjective (or adverb)

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