noun
Meaning 1
A pouting (Trisopterus luscus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bleg
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/blɛɡ/
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rhymes with -ɛɡ
noun
Meaning 2
An entry on a blog requesting information or contributions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
- I posted a bleg in the hope of learning more about local tourism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To create an entry on a blog requesting information or contributions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
- That guy will bleg on the most unusual topics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Unknown
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Proto-Indo-European *h2életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *léghyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bheh2ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bheh2g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog English beg blend English bleg Blend of blog + beg. British-born American far-right political commentator, writer, journalist and computer programmer John Derbyshire claims to have coined the verb in 2002, although earlier usage may have occurred.