blat.
To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
Meaning & usage
To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
To make a senseless noise.
To talk inconsiderately; blab.
To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.
Where this word comes from
Imitative. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare English bleat, Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”).
A newspaper.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Blatt (“newspaper”). Doublet of blade.
The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).
To open a new business in Russia you need blat.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian блат (blat), from Polish blat (“cover, umbrella”) or Yiddish בלאַט (blat, “leaf, list”). Doublet of blade.
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