milblog

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UK/ˈmɪl.blɒɡ/US/ˈmɪlˌblɔɡ/cot caught merger/ˈmɪlˌblɑɡ/

noun

A blog written by a person serving in the military.

OriginEnglish blog ← Middle English bok ← Old English bōc →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmilblog (plural milblogs)

plural milblogs

  1. InternetA blog written by a person serving in the military.

    Milblogs have also been incorporated into mainstream coverage.

    2009, Melissa Wall, “The Taming of the Warblogs: Citizen Journalism and the War in Iraq”, in Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen, editors, Citizen Journalism: A Global Perspective, page 36
    2 more examples

    Milblogs required a balancing act between freedom of speech and the need for information security.

    2008, Michael D. Doubler, The National Guard and the War on Terror: Operation Iraqi Freedom, page 80

    She opened and replied to all of her emails. That seemed to take less time than usual so she checked her favorite milblog.

    2014, Cat Johnson, A Prince Among Men, page 130

Origin

  1. Englishmilitary
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
  4. Proto-Germanic*weraz
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂életi
  7. Proto-Germanic*alaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*aldiz
  9. Proto-Germanic*weraldiz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*weraldi
  11. Old Englishweorold
  12. Middle Englishworld
  13. Englishworld
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁ós
  19. Proto-Germanic*wīdaz
  20. Old Englishwīd
  21. Englishwide
  22. Englishworldwide
  23. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  24. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  25. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  26. Old Englishwebb
  27. Middle Englishweb
  28. Englishweb
  29. EnglishWorld Wide Webellip.
  30. EnglishWeb
  31. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  33. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  34. Old Norseliggjader.?
  35. Middle Englishlogge
  36. Englishlog
  37. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  38. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  39. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  40. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  41. Old Englishbōc
  42. Middle Englishbok
  43. Englishbook
  44. Englishlogbook
  45. Englishlog
  46. Englishweblog
  47. Englishblog
  48. Englishmilblog

Blend of military + blog.

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Cite this entry
APA

milblog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milblog

MLA

“milblog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milblog. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milblog,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milblog.

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