Blivet

Common synonyms include: conundrum, enigma, impossible figure, impossible object, mystery, optical illusion.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Anything overfull.
2
An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying.
3
A program that has messy source code. slang
4
An electronic signal that is normally high or on, but goes low for a very short period and then returns to high. A low going spike.
5
A hammer used by geologists to chop rock samples from boulders for examination.

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6
A hammer used by electric welders to knock slag off of the welded joint, sometimes having a spring handle to lessen shock to the hands.
7
A container/tank for refrigerant gas.
8
A portable, collapsible container for liquid fuel.
9
Synonym of impossible trident.
"Contemporary U.S. fascism is powered by our current president Trump's tongue that works as a blivet, a poiuyt, a devil's tuning fork."

"Contemporary U.S. fascism is powered by our current president Trump's tongue that works as a blivet, a poiuyt, a devil's tuning fork."

Unknown; seems to have been coined by American soldiers in World War Two.