blankety

British

/ ˈblæŋkɪtɪ /

adjective

a euphemism for any taboo word

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Etymology

Origin of blankety

C20: from _blank

Example Sentences

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There should be nothing pillowy or blankety about a track as dark as "Abyss."

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2010

Before he died, he had barked: "I don't intend my pictures shall ever be used as bait for the construction of any blankety blank marble palace."

From Time Magazine Archive

And then they lost their edges altogether and became blurry blankety things that she had a great deal of trouble making any sense out of at all.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

With all these unexperienced joys before him, what cared he for the blankety little blanks who gibed at him?

From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John

"Gimme one of them dog-goned blankety bing-bing Ford auty-mo-biles," he commanded the garage owner who came to meet Casey amiably in his shirt sleeves.

From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.

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