"blandoid" meaning in English

See blandoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: blandoids [plural]
Etymology: From bland + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bland|oid}} bland + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} blandoid (plural blandoids)
  1. (slang) A bland, uninteresting person. Tags: slang

Inflected forms

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