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Blech vs Hiccup - What's the difference?

blech | hiccup |

As nouns the difference between blech and hiccup

is that blech is sheet (out of metal) while hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.

As a verb hiccup is

to have the hiccups.

blech

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
    • ''Blech ! Look at all the garbage people add to the online dictionary!

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

    • See also

    * gag * argh

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia blech) From (etyl) . Related to (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

    • Anagrams

    *

    hiccup

    English

    (wikipedia hiccup)

    Alternative forms

    * hickup * hiccough (old-fashioned)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
    • There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
  • (by extension) Any spasm or sudden change.
  • * 2010 , Oli Smith, Nuclear Time (page 197)
    • Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.
  • A minor setback.
    • There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results

    Hypernyms

    * (spasm of the diaphragm) myoclonus

    See also

    * hiccups

    Verb

  • To have the hiccups.