"backgroundy" meaning in All languages combined

See backgroundy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more backgroundy [comparative], most backgroundy [superlative]
Etymology: From background + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|background|y}} background + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} backgroundy (comparative more backgroundy, superlative most backgroundy)
  1. (informal) Suitable for, or resembling, a background. Tags: informal
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