"blivit" meaning in All languages combined

See blivit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈblɪv.ɪt/ Audio: en-us-blivit.ogg [US] Forms: blivits [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} blivit (plural blivits)
  1. (US, slang) A gadget. Tags: US, slang Related terms: blivet
    Sense id: en-blivit-en-noun-tXyR6C0e Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 11 38 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈblɪv.ɪt/ Audio: en-us-blivit.ogg [US] Forms: blivits [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Kurt Vonnegut|nat=American|occ=writer}} Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut Head templates: {{en-noun}} blivit (plural blivits)
  1. (US, slang) Something useless or impossible. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-blivit-en-noun-kCnBfNJl Categories (other): American English, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 11 38 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} blivit
  1. supine of bli Tags: form-of, supine Form of: bli
    Sense id: en-blivit-sv-verb-6btzixQD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 11 38 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 7 59 8 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. supine of bliva Tags: form-of, supine Form of: bliva
    Sense id: en-blivit-sv-verb-geDOAdsv Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 11 38 13

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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