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  • adverb Used other than as an idiom: Without light; somewhere that is dark.
  • adverb idiomatic Without information.
  • adverb poker slang Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are.
  • adjective Used other than as an idiom: Located in darkness.
  • adjective idiomatic Lacking information.

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  • There's only one thing that I like

    And that is whistling in the dark.

    February 11, 2010

  • Ah, that takes me back to my dork days!

    February 11, 2010