Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Something annoying or pointless.
  • noun Something difficult or impossible to name.

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  • noun US, slang A gadget.
  • noun US, slang Something useless or impossible.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

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Origin unknown.

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Coined by writer Kurt Vonnegut.

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  • Something annoying or pointless; something difficult or impossible to name. (slang)

    September 22, 2009

  • Might be the successor to Blipper.

    September 22, 2009