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blates en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clipping of blatantly + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare obvs (“obviously”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, not-comparable, slang) Blatantly; certainly, obviously.
    • LOST IS WELL CRAP. GO WATCH RAVEN ON BBC1 FOR PROP ENTERTAINMENT.blates.xx. 2006, daniel.g.read@googlemail.com, “LOST IS 4 LOSERS!”, in alt.tv.lost (Usenet):
    • >There have been far more abominations than great games based on popular >films, but what are your 5 favourites? 5) Er. 4) Um. 3) Erm. 2) Batman the Movie (Spectrum) 1) Goldeneye (N64). Blates, innit. 2008, deKay, “Tuesday Top 5: Movie Licences”, in uk.games.video.misc (Usenet):