| 词汇 | blankety-blank |
| 词源 | blankety-blank. An expression some 150 years old that is still heard as a euphemism though the practice that suggested it is fast fading. Blankety-blank (as in “You blankety-blank S.O.B.!”) derives from the use of printed blank spaces (dashes) to represent what are considered profane words, such as d— for damn. |
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