How to pronounce rubber-stamp
American English pronunciation
rub-er-STAMP
- IPA
- /ˌɹʌbɚˈstæmp/
- Syllables
- rub · er · STAMP (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What rubber-stamp means
To approve something without really checking it
In a sentence: The club rubber-stamped every idea Max had, even the silly ones.
Where it comes from: It comes from the rubber stamp, a tool that prints the same mark of approval on paper after paper without anyone reading them.
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