Etymology

blech

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Today it means: An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. Full definition →

Yiddish בלעך
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blech · interjection, verb1

Imitative.

blech · noun2

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבלעך
  2. English todayblech

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

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