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blast n. He said the traditional way of reaching a young crowd through TV spots was not nearly as cost-effective as the blast of billboards. [English Advertising Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)

blast n. Suppliers can send a blast e-message to clients and prospects inviting them to their Web site to check out a renovation, feature or personnel change, or to fill out a form to qualify for a fam trip. [English Advertising Technology Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2006)

blat n. Alena Ledeneva, a University College London professor, will discuss how informal contacts and networks—which she dubs “blat”—have influence over society in post-Soviet Russia. [Russian] [full cite] (Jan. 26, 2006)

blause n. I’m on “Blog-Pause.” Hence, “Blause.” It probably won’t be an absolute blause, but I won’t dedicate much time to it. I’ve got (interim) finals coming up over the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to keep focused on my subjects until I’m done. [English Technology] [full cite] (Dec. 13, 2004)

blaze n. Although many people do smoke pot to just feel good, the responsible use of marijuana can actually improve your idea formulating capabilities. In fact, Most of my friends who were also in the class and I would get together, blaze a few J’s and discuss what we were learning. [English Drugs] [full cite] (Sep. 24, 2004)

bleacher butt n. Take a stadium seat or a cushion to avoid what is commonly known as “bleacher butt.” [English Body] [full cite] (Oct. 23, 2006)

bleavy n. Bleavy. It’s a boiling liquid vapor explosion. What you have is the metal container ruptures. You have a violent and sudden release of liquid. [English New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 2, 2006)

blebbing n. Here, we show that Dictyostelium cells moving in a physiological milieu continuously produce “blebs” at their leading edges, and demonstrate that focal blebbing contributes greatly to their locomotion. Blebs are well-characterized spherical hyaline protrusions that occur when a patch of cell membrane detaches from its supporting cortex. Their formation requires the activity of myosin II, and their physiological contribution to cell motility has not been fully appreciated. We find that pseudopodia extension, cell body retraction and overall cell displacement are reduced under conditions that prevent blebbing, including high osmolarity and blebbistatin, and in myosin-II-null cells. [English Biology Science] [full cite] (Nov. 19, 2006)

bleeazow the geeazee infix Bleeazow the geeazee—a form of pig latin used by the auctioneers in talking to each other. This expression means “blow the gee” i.e. get rid of the crowd. The pig latin is formed by putting the sound “ee-a-ze” in the center of each word that is to be disguised. “Ceeazome” is ‘come.’ “Reeazummbers” is ‘rubbers.’ [English] [full cite] (May. 13, 2005)

bleed the beast v. phr. In the polygamous community of Colorado City, a practice known as “bleeding the beast” is allegedly taking place. Activist for victims of Polygamy, Flora Jessop, who alerted authorities to the polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs’ move to Texas, says city officials are taking in large sums of federal money and then using that money to fund things that the government never intended to fund. [English Money & Finance] [full cite] (Feb. 19, 2006)

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