# What is the origin of "Blanky McBlankblank"?

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**Created:** [January 1, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299 "2010-01-01T16:38:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
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A couple of years ago, I started hearing people use derogatory terms to refer to others, like “Dummy McDumbdumb” or “Fatty McFatfat” and the like. It’s occurred to me I’d never heard this reference before fairly recently.

Where did this originate? Is it from a movie?

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/2 "2010-01-01T17:00:26Z")

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First I recall it is from “Friends” -

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**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/3 "2010-01-01T17:26:30Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> First I recall it is from “Friends” -

That would make sense. I’ve never watched a single episode.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/4 "2010-01-01T17:43:05Z")

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Yeah, I think it was Rachel with things like “Smokey Smokerson” and stuff.

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/5 "2010-01-01T18:53:31Z")

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I first heard this sort of thing on Rowan Atkinson’s _Blackadder_ series way back in the 80s.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/6 "2010-01-01T19:06:52Z")

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I asked this question about a year ago, but with the damn 2 minutes between searches, it’ll be 2011 before I find the thread.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/7 "2010-01-01T20:25:52Z")

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I found it:

> **[An impossible thread title: --- Mc---alot: where did it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509119)**
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> The phrase — Mc—alot (e.g. - Spendy McSpendsalot or Naggy McNagsalot). Where did this come from? Perhaps Saturday Night Live, or The Simpsons? Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-blanky-mcblankblank/523299/8 "2010-01-01T21:04:24Z")

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Speaking of searches, I gave up on the pathetic search function here on the board. Use a Google site search and you get much better (and faster) results.