blankety statement
- noun
- /ˈblæŋkəti ˈsteɪtmənt/
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declaración vaga
- The politician's answer was just another blankety statement that failed to address the issue.
Examples
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Her email was full of blankety statements instead of concrete instructions.
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Critics complained that the editor’s review was a typical blankety statement, lacking any specific feedback.
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His response was just a blankety statement.
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Many politicians use blankety statements to avoid accountability.
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Critics complained that the editor’s review was a typical blankety statement, lacking any specific feedback.
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The politician's answer was just another blankety statement that failed to address the issue.
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Her email was full of blankety statements instead of concrete instructions.
Synonyms
A general remark that does not include specific details
Antonyms
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2.1
A message that clearly shows someone's opinion or decision and is easy to understand
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
blankety + statement
The first constituent 'blankety' is not a standard lexical item (marked as not found in the dictionary) and does not transparently contribute a predictable meaning to 'statement.' Because the phrase relies on an idiosyncratic or nonce element rather than a clear compositional combination, a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents would not reliably infer that it means 'vague or nonspecific remark.' This makes the MWE opaque.
Etymology
The noun blankety statement may come from the image of a paper with blank spaces and a statement that gives no real facts. So it means 'vague' or 'lacking in detail'.