"blort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /blɔɹt/ Forms: blorts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɹt Etymology: Onomatopoetic; in sense 1, also blend of blow + snort. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|blow|snort|nocap=1}} blend of blow + snort Head templates: {{en-noun}} blort (plural blorts)
  1. A snort of liquid from the mouth out through the nose; as in response to something unexpected and/or funny
    Sense id: en-blort-en-noun-JH6pRMZk
  2. (computing, uncountable) A metasyntactic variable similar to foo and bar Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-blort-en-noun-UsiSanlo Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English blends: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 80 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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