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blind adj. Top Government sources have told The Sunday Express that a majority of the 2,000-strong Krasnopol inventory has been found defective: the shell, priced over Rs 15 lakh per piece, hits the target accurately during test-firing but fails to explode on impact. In military parlance, these shells are “blind” or duds. [English Military] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2006)

blind hoistway n. He concluded that he must be on the thirteenth floor, and that, this being an express elevator, there was no egress from the shaft anywhere for many stories up or down. (Such a shaft is known as a blind hoistway.) [English Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 15, 2008)

blingosphere n. “Bling bling” is a phrase hijacked from black culture and press-ganged into white culture. “Blingosphere” is an ironic mockery of the original slang—a term so lame that it declares whiteness on its face. Thus, while the original term carries the lameness of white people trying to talk black, the new term is an ironic mockery of that process, and is thus, reverse-cool. [English Technology] [full cite] (Mar. 3, 2005)

blink n. It’s a short, one-sentence blog post + a link, à la Kottke remainders…. We’ll be using “blink” posts here at Copyfight to share links to articles, resources, and websites of interest that do not necessarily require paragraphs of context or analysis. [English Technology Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 8, 2004)

blink n. I have met a number of blinks who work for various security and intelligence agencies for the Federal Government. These jobs, for a blink with the appropriate aptitude and education, represent some of the highest paying positions available to a person with a vision impairment. [English Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 1, 2006)

blink n. Blinks are real. They are radio commercials that last one second. And they may be coming soon to a radio station near you. [English Advertising] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2006)

blink technology n. Chase Bank…will be the first to roll out what the industry calls contactless credit cards using what Chase has dubbed blink technology. Credit-card customers [will] simply pass those cards in front of a special reader attached to the cash register. And then, to speed things up, they might not even have to sign a receipt. [English Money & Finance Technology] [full cite] (May. 30, 2005)

blipster n. So just what is a black hipster—a “blipster” or “alt-black”? Like many recent cultural trends, this one straddles race, politics, fashion and art. For the purposes of discussion, we’ll stick with men (though I have seen some Flock of Seagulls-looking black females out and about of late). As Lauren Cooper, a Howard University graduate who admits to an indie lifestyle, puts it, “It’s probably easier to pick out a black male ‘blipster’ than a female.” Simply put: The racial archetypes that had defined the last 15 years of masculine street style have given way to a radically new aesthetic. Gone are the extra-long T-shirts, saggy jeans and Timbs long favored by young black men. They haven’t swapped them for the mopey, emo tees once favored by young whites. Rather, urban youth of all colors now rock snug pants, bright, oversized graphic tees, spotless vanity sneakers and hats with brims flatter than Kansas. [English Race Slang] [full cite] (May. 22, 2009)

blisk n. Aircraft engines can be damaged by foreign objects entering the engine and hitting the fast-spinning airfoils. Modern jet engines use integrally-bladed rotors, often known as blisks, which are made using materials of the highest quality in order to improve efficiency while ensuring safety. To repair these components, material added to restore the damaged blisk airfoils must meet the same stringent property requirements as new components. [English Aviation] [full cite] (Mar. 19, 2007)

bliss ninny n. Bliss ninny: A Rainbow who spends most of his or her time stoned on marijuana. [English United States Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 4, 2004)

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