"definite maybe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: definite maybes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} definite maybe (plural definite maybes)
  1. (informal) An indication that the uncertainty of an event or matter is fixed and immutable. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-definite_maybe-en-noun-~rIeBFNk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (informal) An indication that the status of an event or matter is known to be uncertain. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-definite_maybe-en-noun-Ph3Fmltb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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