Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blop

/blɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: blop
IPA: /blɑp/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of blob (“a vague amorphous mass”).

Informal

verb

Synonym of plop (land loosely).

Informal

verb

Synonym of blep (chiefly said of a dog).

Example Sentences

"At the top of each is a piece of broken glass embedded in a blop of concrete."
"He poured a cup of the thick institutional brew, stirred in a packet of chemical sweetener and a blop of Irish creme- flavored nondairy additive..."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /blɑp/
British English: /blɒp/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

blops (plural) blops (present, singular) blopping (participle, present) blopped (participle, past) blopped (past)

Synonyms

blob plop blep

Rhymes With

top stop drop shop pop op hop cop check cop gop bass drop cherry on top

Questions

How do you pronounce blop?: The recorded pronunciation is /blɑp/.
What does blop mean?: Synonym of blob (“a vague amorphous mass”).
Where does blop come from?: Onomatopoeic.

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