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blech en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /blɛx/
  • /blɛk/

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

  1. (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
    • Speaking of showering: after my dad’s passing, I realized I was more vested in my puppy’s grooming than my own. […] On more than one occasion, I had to ask myself if I brushed my teeth that day. Blech. 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):
    • Blech! Look at all those maggots!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bleck alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

blechy · bletcherous

Synonyms

pfaugh · pish · pooh · feh · pshaw

Translations (12)

pl fu (gagging sound of disgust) · pl pfu (gagging sound of disgust) · el μπλιάχ (gagging sound of disgust) · de kotz (gagging sound of disgust) · ca ecs (gagging sound of disgust) · de würg (gagging sound of disgust) · vi ọe (gagging sound of disgust) · pl fuj (gagging sound of disgust) · ru тьфу (gagging sound of disgust) · pl pfuj (gagging sound of disgust) · pl ble (gagging sound of disgust) · pl fe (gagging sound of disgust)

blech en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /blɛx/
  • /blɛk/

Etymology

Imitative.

Meanings

  1. (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

Forms

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bleches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bleching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bleched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bleched Tense=Past lexicographic
bleck alternative lexicographic

Relateds

gag · argh

blech en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /blɛx/

Etymology

From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.

Meanings

  1. (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

Forms

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blechs Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

plata

Translations (4)

yi בלעך (metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat) · he פְּלָטָה (metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat) · he פְּלָטַת שַׁבָּת (metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat) · pl blech (metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat)

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