blem

[blɛm]

blem is the abbreviation of blemished sometimes used on online auction sites.

blem is the alternative form of blam.

Meaning of blam

blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed)

(intransitive) To fire a gun.
(transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot.
(transitive) To shoot, to propel by means of sudden impact.
- Spin that whip, let me see that dog, Imma blam that goal like Messi, shit gets messy – and I still get him down with my lefty2022, “REALIFE”, LF70 (lyrics), 1:29

blam (third-person singular simple present blams, present participle blamming, simple past and past participle blammed)

(transitive) To unpublish or remove (a user-submitted movie/game) for having a rating below two stars.
- My game got blammed.
(transitive) To rate a (user-submitted movie/game) below two stars.
- That was a test animation, so I blammed it.

blem (plural blems)

(informal) A blemished item.
- They're all blems. They're from the dumpster behind an apple-waxing plant in Washington State.1997, Michael I. Niman, People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia, page 6

blem (countable and uncountable, plural blems)

(Multicultural-London-English) A cigarette, spliff or another intoxicant preparation for smoking.
- Give up the name, I pattern them / Why you der life, your smoking blem2018 October 26, “Bars at the Sesh”, J.B2 aka Mr.Affiliate (lyrics), Farrokh Beats (music), 0:23
- I pop my cherry on the opp block, holding a four-ten, / corn for days, corn for them, / can’t single, we out like blem, / been bad since when, / [incomprehensible or probably censored] back then, / now I am tryna lurk with friend plus skeng2019 July 29, “Trips”, #CGE Mobz X TT X S13 (lyrics), SK-Beats (music), 1:31

Adjective
comparative	more blem
superlative	most blem
Noun
plural	blems
Verb
third-person singular present	blems
present participle	blemming
past participle	blemmed
past	blemmed

What does blem mean?: Blem means a blemished item.
What is blem the abbreviation of?: Blem is the abbreviation of blemished sometimes used on online auction sites.
What part of speech is blem?: Blem is a noun.
How do you pronounce blem?: Blem is pronounced [blɛm].
What is the plural of blem?: The plural of blem is blems.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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