blivet en · NOUN
Etymology
Unknown; seems to have been coined by American soldiers in World War Two.
Meanings
- Anything overfull.
- An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying.
- (slang) A program that has messy source code.
- An electronic signal that is normally high or on, but goes low for a very short period and then returns to high. A low going spike.
- A hammer used by geologists to chop rock samples from boulders for examination.
- (qualifier:welding) A hammer used by electric welders to knock slag off of the welded joint, sometimes having a spring handle to lessen shock to the hands.
- (qualifier:air conditioning) A container/tank for refrigerant gas.
- A portable, collapsible container for liquid fuel.
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Synonym of impossible trident.
Contemporary U.S. fascism is powered by our current president Trump's tongue that works as a blivet, a poiuyt, a devil's tuning fork.
2019, Peter McLaren, Breaking Free: The Life and Times of Peter McLaren:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blivets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |