Mlem

//mlɛm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of maximum likelihood expected-maximization (algorithm). abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:MLEM."

  2. 2
    The act or sound of extending the tongue to lick something, especially one's own nose, without opening the mouth fully. Internet

    "When they stick out their tongues, they're doing a mlem, a blep, a blop. They bork. They boof."

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:MLEM."

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

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