A slang term with two distinct senses. In the more euphemistic sense it refers to a newspaper used as makeshift bedding by homeless or poor individuals sleeping rough. In its literal sense it simply describes a heavy wool blanket. The slang sense is the more culturally interesting usage.
He had slept under a California blanket more nights than he cared to count during those lean years.
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(slang) Newspaper used as bedding.
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A heavy blanket, especially one made of wool.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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