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English
Etymology 1
Adjective
blem (comparative more blem, superlative most blem)
- Abbreviation of blemished sometimes used on online auction sites
Noun
blem (plural blems)
- (informal) A blemished item.
1997, Michael I. Niman, People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia, page 6:They're all blems. They're from the dumpster behind an apple-waxing plant in Washington State.
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Noun
blem (countable and uncountable, plural blems)
- (MLE, MTE) A cigarette, spliff or another intoxicant preparation for smoking.
2018 October 26, “Bars at the Sesh”, J.B2 aka Mr.Affiliate (lyrics), Farrokh Beats (music), 0:23:Give up the name, I pattern them / Why you der life, your smoking blem
2019 July 29, “Trips”, #CGE Mobz X TT X S13 (lyrics), SK-Beats (music), 1:31:I pop my cherry on the opp block, holding a four-ten, / corn for days, corn for them, / can’t single, we out like blem, / been bad since when, / [incomprehensible or probably censored] back then, / now I am tryna lurk with friend plus skeng
2020 May 13, “Respawn”, Cillian (lyrics), 1:27:Opps don’t come borne no more, swear the opp boys deny their ends / Dem man der get high off on blem then give verbal online with friends
2020, Arlo Parks, Gianluca Buccellati (lyrics and music), “Caroline”, in Collapsed in Sunbeams, performed by Arlo Parks:Watched his world dissolve in his hands / Tried to roll a blem then put his head between his knees
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
blem (third-person singular simple present blems, present participle blemming, simple past and past participle blemmed)
- (MLE, slang) Alternative form of blam (“to shoot”)
2019 February 19, Lowkey (OFB) (lyrics and music), “Hold Dem”, 1:03–1:04:And anyone of dem can curse, and we send shot
And we send shot pon dem anyone of dem can get blem
We send shot pon dem anyone of dem can get qweng
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