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blat

Pronunciation: /blæt/

The English word “blat” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
  2. To make a senseless noise.
  3. To talk inconsiderately; blab.
  4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
  5. To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.

noun

  1. A newspaper.
  2. The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

Etymology

Imitative. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare English bleat, Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”).

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