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blankety

/ ˈblæŋkɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. a euphemism for any taboo word

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blankety1

C20: from blank
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Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh would likely feature for anchoring Gladiators and Blankety Blank, while Graham Norton would appear for commentating on Eurovision and his BBC One chat show.

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Away from RuPaul's hit show, Williams also appeared on mainstream television shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, had a guest appearance on Emmerdale, and most recently competed on a Christmas special of Blankety Blank.

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Williams, who toured the UK and Ireland with a production of the Wizard of Oz, appeared on TV screens over Christmas on a celebrity version of the BBC's Blankety Blank.

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Despite being well known for ITV's The Chase, he fronts several high-profile shows for the BBC too, including Blankety Blank and Gladiators.

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O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.

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