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blankety-blank

American  
[blang-ki-tee-blangk] / ˈblæŋ kɪ tiˈblæŋk /

adjective

Informal.

  1. damned; darned (used to imply an omission of an unprintable or unspeakable word).

    The blankety-blank motor stalled again.

Etymology

Origin of blankety-blank

First recorded 1885–90; after the practice of leaving blank spaces to represent profanity, as G— d— for God damn

Example Sentences

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And he said, "I’m not making friends with any blankety-blank lion!" *laugh* I said, "Well, you better."

From Fox News • Aug. 7, 2021

In the lobbies of Canberra and in every pub from Perth to Brisbane, he is commonly held to be the blankety-blank who led the once-powerful Australian Labor Party to ruin.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's always 'those blankety-blank lucky Yankees'�to put it politely.

From Time Magazine Archive

"That blankety-blank old bull must have started a stampede!" gasped Douglas.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré

"I did, I asked that old blankety-blank and he told me he hadn't seen any of you fellows around there."

From S.O.S. Stand to! by Grant, Reginald

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