blech
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9.9
- noun
- /blɛk/
- Informal
:
¡puaj!
- When I saw the moldy bread, I couldn't help but mutter, "blech!"
Examples
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But for the reality TV world, blech!
Blog text (18) -
Again with the sushi, blech..
Blog text (8) -
Blech, this water doesn't make you strong.
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"Blech," he said, spitting it into his napkin.
Fiction book (1999) -
(I am so sick of salads—blech!)
Blog text (31) -
The smell from the expired milk made me go, "blech!"
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After tasting the overcooked vegetables, I grimaced and said, "blech, that was awful!"
Synonyms
282
7.9
A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
40
9.3
A short sound people make to show they feel annoyed or do not believe something
8
9.7
A short sound to show dislike or boredom
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9.5
A sound people make to show strong dislike
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9.3
A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance
6
9.9
A quick sound you make to show you do not like or take someone seriously
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9.5
An exclamation used to show disgust or strong dislike
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9.7
A quick word you say to show disgust
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9.9
A short word people say to show disgust
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9.9
A short sound people make to show disgust
1
9.9
A short sound showing disgust at something gross
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9.9
A short sound used to show disgust, disbelief, or dismissal
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9.9
A short sound people say to show disgust
1
9.9
A short gruff sound that shows annoyance or disapproval
How Disgusted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word blech began as the sound people make when they do not like something, similar to yuck. As a noun, a 'blech' is that short sound of 'disgust'.