Definitions For Blivet

Noun

BLIVET (plural BLIVETs) Anything overfull. An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying. (computing, slang) A program that has messy source code. (electronics) An electronic signal that is normally high or on, but goes low for a very short period and then returns to high. A low going spike. (geology) A hammer used by geologists to chop rock samples from boulders for examination. (welding) A hammer used by electric welders to knock slag off of the welded joint, sometimes having a spring handle to lessen shock to the hands. (air conditioning) A container/tank for refrigerant gas. (military) A portable, collapsible container for liquid fuel.

Etymology

; seems to have been coined by American soldiers in .1967, H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang Supplement 673/2: Blivit, n., anything unnecessary, confused, or annoying. Lit. defined as ‘10 pounds of shit in a 5-pound bag’. Orig. W.W. II Army use. The word is seldom heard except when the speaker uses it in order to define it; hence the word is actually a joke.