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blackout

blac·kout

UK/ˈblæk.ʌʊt/ US/ˈblæk.aʊt/ fairly common slang

noun

1.
2.

darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

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3.
4.
5.

partial or total loss of memory

  • “he has a total blackout for events of the evening”
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Origin

Deverbal from black out.

Phrases

  • blackout bag
  • blackout bomb
  • blackout cake
  • blackout curtain
  • blackout date
  • blackout gag
  • blackout lamp
  • blackout poem

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