Blirt

/blɜrt/ verb

Definition

To blurt out; to speak suddenly or carelessly, or to squirt or spurt; an archaic or dialectal variant of blurt.

Etymology

Possibly an onomatopoetic variant or dialectal form related to 'blurt.' The exact origin is uncertain, but it appears in some regional English dialects and older texts.

Kelly Says

This obscure word shows how English dialects preserve older or alternative pronunciations—'blirt' might be how some regional speakers said 'blurt,' and it survived in writing even as other dialects standardized on 'blurt.'

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