Canister and second blicky are in red, a color hard to find and, unfortunately, one lacking in durability, since the paint has a tendency to flake off. 1947, Magazine Antiques, volume 52, page 263:
By 3 o'clock A. M., Mrs. Chadwick had an excellent breakfast ready of stewed sheldrake, clam fritters, excellent buckwheat cakes, and good coffee, and shortly after, with lighted lanterns and a good lunch packed in a tin blicky, we were off to our various points, when only a faint gray streak showed the approach of daylight in the east. 1901, American Rifleman, volume 30, page 346:
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blicky en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
[ˈblɪki]
Etymology
Probably dissimilated from click, a common imitation of the sound of a pistol, + -y.
Meanings
(Multicultural-London-English, New-York, qualifier:Maryland, slang) A pistol.
I was on the wing callin' off, with blick tucked in 2023 September 28, “Block Boy”, #Sinsquad Stewie (lyrics), 2:11:
Never had gloves one when I touched that brick
Had gloves on when I touched that blick
My light skin wanna have suck that dick
Never had gloves on when I fuck that bitch 2023 October 3, “Anywhere I Go”, Stayhustling (lyrics), Pressplay, 1:10:
Still rockin diamonds and all of that
Folks ain’t stoppin nothin, you hear me
They totin blickies and all of that.
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I might fuck your bitch and don't call her back
I probably ate that pussy and all of that
We still totin blickies and all of that 2018 August 31, YBS Skola, “All of That”, YBS Skola (lyrics) ft. Young Moose and Bandhunta Izzy:
Let’s just say all of those weekends at the gun range paid off. I only have three blickies, so two of you are assed out. 2010, Rochelle Magee, No Witnesses: A Perilous Journey, Lanham, Maryland: La' Femme Fatale' Productions, →ISBN, page 54:
When shit gets gritty we pull up with blickies
I cash out the bank, cash out with fifties
First class flight, up out the city
The baddest the finest the flyest she with me
Date night trip, still roll with the blicky
Date night trip, still roll with the blicky 2019 May 12, Geeyou, “Push Weight”, GeeYou (lyrics) ft. Young Adz, the refrain:
Pull up with blickies, pull up with Smithons
I tell them don’t miss 2020 February 1, (M20) C4 X (N9) St Savage, “B*TCH”, 1:17:
Turn my blick around and make it right cuz it's my turn – out 2017 January 30, “Bullshit”, Sean Mackk (lyrics), 1:07: