Blackouts

//ˈblækaʊts// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of blackout form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Long, dark-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF in winter. historical, plural, plural-only, slang

    "[…] her blackouts. When the Officer inspected everything went well. The only thing was that two of our WAAF were not wearing any knickers at all!"

Synonyms

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amnesiablankoutagnosiaamnesiaanoxiaasteroid

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"[…] her blackouts. When the Officer inspected everything went well. The only thing was that two of our WAAF were not wearing any knickers at all!"

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