"blivit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblɪv.ɪt/ Audio: en-us-blivit.ogg 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, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 15 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈblɪv.ɪt/ Audio: en-us-blivit.ogg 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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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