blob

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an indistinct shapeless form
  2. verb make a spot or mark onto

Etymology

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

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