Etymology

blob

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Today it means: A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. Full definition →

Middle English *blob
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blob · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited from*blob
  2. English todayblob

From Middle English *blob (attested in blobby). Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to bleb and blubber.

blob · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

BLOB · noun3

Formed as a backronym. See Object storage#Origins.

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