unk-unk

unk-unk
 n.— «Aerospace-men have come down with a severe case of what they call the “unk-unks”—the “unknown unknowns.”» —“Aerospace: End of the Gravy Years” Time Mar. 9, 1970. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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