"blind quote" meaning in English

See blind quote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: blind quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blind quote (plural blind quotes)
  1. A statement from an anonymous or unattributed source.
    Sense id: en-blind_quote-en-noun-YSBKqeHX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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