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blandoid

noun

Etymology

From bland + -oid.

  1. derived from *bʰlendʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *blandą✻
  3. inherited from bland
  4. inherited from bland
  5. suffixed as blandoid — “bland + oid”

Definitions

  1. A bland, uninteresting person.

    • The prospect of a 're-imagining' of one of the late 60s finer satires, with a bucket-faced blandoid as the lead, was redeemed for some cine-boffs by the appointment of Tim Burton to the director's chair.
    • I will continue to show you that I am this forever guy and you will date blandoids like Bill. At some point, you will have to admit you and I are it, and this silly charade can end.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA