blech

Imitative.

• bleck

• IPA^(key): /blɛk/, /blɛx/

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

blech

1. (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

   Blech! Look at all those maggots!

• bleck (rare)

• feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)

1. (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

• gag
• argh

From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.

• IPA^(key): /blɛx/

blech (plural blechs)

1. (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

• plata

• Belch, belch

• IPA^(key): [ˈblɛx]
• Rhymes: -ɛx

blech

1. genitive plural of blecha