Definitions
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- noun informal A
blanket , especially one used as asecurity blanket .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Where the brand name came from, I'm not certain, although it certainly sounds like baby talk to me, possibly related to "blankie" -- consider Linus with his blanket wrapped around his arm, and his thumb in his mouth.
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(Of course, my little brother did call his blankie "Tag," cause that's where he clutched it.)
Don't call me "Baby." Roger Sutton 2009
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(Of course, my little brother did call his blankie "Tag," cause that's where he clutched it.)
Archive 2009-06-01 Roger Sutton 2009
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The Slanket is a polar-fleece blanket with integrated, outsized sleeves that let you eat popcorn, work the remote, or hold your phone while remaining safely shrouded in blankie.
Boing Boing 2006
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I am 28 and my boyfriend is 25 and I think his blankie is a VERY unhealthy dependency.
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Her baby was born in November, so the blankie is a bit overdue.
thing-a-day 2010 2010
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Her baby was born in November, so the blankie is a bit overdue.
thing-a-day 2010 2010
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Warm on a blankie was a lonely panda bear, lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
SFGate: Top News Stories SF Gate Staff 2010
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Her baby was born in November, so the blankie is a bit overdue.
thing-a-day 2010 2010
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I wrote a post about it a while back when a woman started claiming that the blankie was her creation and teaching classes on it without crediting me for the design.
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