blech

intj
/blɛk//blɛx/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from בלעך

Definitions

  1. An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

    • Blech! Look at all those maggots!
    • 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.
  2. To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

  3. A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blech. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA