blech
/blɛk/
blech interjection: an imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

Interjection
- 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.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...
Verb
blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)
- To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
Noun
IPA/blɛx/
blech (plural blechs)
blech meaning in Vietnamese
blech in Vietnamese
- gagging sound of disgust
- ọe
Synonyms of blech
Forms of blech
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bleck |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bleches |
| present participle | bleching |
| past participle | bleched |
| past | bleched |
| Noun | |
| plural | blechs |
Origin of blech
Imitative.
From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.
Words formed from blech
Words that rhyme with blech
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Questions about blech
- What does blech mean?
- Blech means an imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- What is blech in Vietnamese?
- Blech in Vietnamese is ọe. See Blech meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is blech?
- Blech can be an interjection, a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce blech?
- Blech is pronounced /blɛk/.
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Source and license
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