noun
General Slang
blivet
BLIV-it · noun · slang
A large fuel bladder; also, an impossible mess.
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Definitions
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A large collapsible rubber bladder for carrying fuel (POL); colloquially, an intractable mess, sometimes glossed as ten pounds of something in a five-pound bag.
“Rig the blivet so we can sling-load the fuel.”
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An overloaded, impossible situation — famously defined as 'ten pounds of manure in a five-pound bag.'
“This op order is a total blivet.”
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blivet In A Sentence
Rig the blivet so we can sling-load the fuel.
This op order is a total blivet.
Origin & Usage
US military slang.
Variants
blivit
People Also Ask
What is a 'blivet' in the military?
It's a large collapsible rubber bladder used to carry fuel (POL) in the field, often sling-loaded by helicopter.
What does 'blivet' mean as slang for a mess?
Colloquially it means an intractable, overstuffed situation — famously glossed as trying to fit ten pounds of manure into a five-pound bag.
Where does the word 'blivet' come from?
It's US military slang. The same word also names the classic optical illusion of an impossible three-pronged figure, reinforcing the 'impossible mess' sense.
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