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    [Noun]  | "blot" | \ ˈblät \


    1: a soiling or disfiguring mark : spot

    2: a mark of reproach : moral flaw

    3: a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (such as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody)


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English;

    [Noun]  | "blot" 


    1: a lone backgammon man exposed to capture

    2: a weak or exposed point


    Origin: 1595 ;

     Perhaps from Dutch bloot naked, exposed, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle High German bloz bare;

    [Noun]  | "Southern blot" 


    1: a blot consisting of a nitrocellulose or nylon sheet containing spots of DNA for identification by a suitable molecular probe


    Origin: 1981 ;

     Edwin M. Southern born 1938 British biologist;

    [Noun]  | "Western blot" 


    1: a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies


    Origin: 1981 ;

     After Southern blot;

    [Noun]  | "ink*blot" | \ ˈiŋk-ˌblät \


    1: a blot of ink

    2: any of several cards showing blots of ink for use in psychological testing; also : inkblot test


    Origin: 1703 ;

    [Verb]  | "blot" 


    1: to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance

    2: mar; especially : to stain with infamy

    3: to dry (something, such as writing) with an absorbing agent


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "blot out" 


    1: to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential

    2: wipe out, destroy


    Origin: 1549 ;

    [Idiom]  | "blot one's copybook" 


    1: to harm one's own reputation

    [Verb]  | "blot" 


    1: as in stain, dye;


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    [Verb]  | "blot out" 


    1: to destroy all traces of;


      * e.g., " ... blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device "





    2: to keep secret or shut off from view;


      * e.g., " ... bushes blotted out the shed from our view "



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    [Noun]  | "blot" 


    1: a mark of guilt or disgrace;


      * e.g., " ... the bribery scandal was a blot on his reputation "



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     [ "blot" ]

    1: Short for blotter, as in blotter paper. In drug culture, LSD is commonly absorbed into this paper and sold as 'hits'. A single blot is normally smaller than a postage stamp.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: How much for 2 blots? 

     [ "blot" ]

    1: ya know when someone isn't quite a bot but is by no stretch of the imagination a band... it's basically someone who just is... nothing more nothing less... they just ARE... they just BE...

      * e.g.,  ... she blotted when she looked in the mirror and realized that she too was a blot. blot my life. 

     [ "Blotting" ]

    1: London slang meaning; the act of selling drugs (sometimes referred to as 'shotting')

      * e.g.,  ... Man 1: "Safe man, you blotting out here?" Man 2: "Yeah blud, I got *weed/MDMA/cocaine" At which point the exchange of money and drugs occurs and the transaction is complete 

     [ "Blot" ]

    1: Acronym: Blow Load On Titties

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: Hey man, how was your date last night? 

     [ "Blotting" ]

    1: Doing something extremely fun and not speaking about it after

      * e.g.,  ... Jesus- Hey James want to go blotting? 

     [ "Blotting" ]

    1: From the Plan B song 'Where ya from'. The implied definition is that to "blot weed" is to smoke it. Derived from East London slang - namely Leytonstone. Possibly in use at Tom Hood comprehensive school. In 2004 just 29% of the pupils attained 5 A - C grades at GCSE.

      * e.g.,  ... Plan B (Ben)'s account of his walk to work: I'm walking down the street, past the coppers on the beat 

     [ "Blotting" ]

    1: the process of getting blotto (being fuckin smashed due to intoxication)

      * e.g.,  ... "are you going out tonight brah?" 

     [ "Blot" ]

    1: A blot can be anything from a pair of knickers to a door knocker

      * e.g.,  ... Examples. You are a blot, have you seen my blot, wow look at her blot,blot 

     [ "Blotted" ]

    1: to be under the influence of blotter acid.

      * e.g.,  ... Im so fucking blotted right now i just wanna go on a baby punching spree. 

     [ "Blot" ]

    1: The act of throwing up after partying like a yiller.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did she just blot in her purse?" 

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