blates

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Adverb

blates (not comparable)

1. (UK, slang) Blatantly; certainly, obviously.
   • 2006, daniel.g.read@googlemail.com, “LOST IS 4 LOSERS!”, in alt.tv.lost (Usenet):

     LOST IS WELL CRAP. GO WATCH RAVEN ON BBC1 FOR PROP ENTERTAINMENT.blates.xx.

   • 2008, deKay, “Tuesday Top 5: Movie Licences”, in uk.games.video.misc (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.

References

• The Guardian, 2007 [1]

Anagrams

• Bestla, ablest, ablets, bastle, belast, bleats, stable, tables

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑː.tes/

Adjective

blātes

1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular of blāt