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| − | The word "blesh" appears in [[Ted Sturgeon]]'s ''Baby Is Three'',<ref>A [[novella]] first appearing in the October 1952 issue of ''[[Galaxy]]'', it was later crafted into a full novel, ''More Than Human''.</ref> being a [[scientificombination|portmanteau word]] combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in [[correspondence|letters]], probably by confusion with [[Blossings]]. | + | The word "blesh" appears in [[Ted Sturgeon]]'s ''Baby Is Three'',<ref>A [[novella]] first appearing in the [https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1952-10 October 1952 issue] of ''[[Galaxy]]'', it was later crafted into a full [[novel]], ''More Than Human''.</ref> being a [[scientificombination|portmanteau word]] combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in [[correspondence|letters]], probably by confusion with [[Blossings]]. |
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 13 September 2023
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| The word "blesh" appears in Ted Sturgeon's Baby Is Three,[1] being a portmanteau word combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in letters, probably by confusion with Blossings. |
- ↑ A novella first appearing in the October 1952 issue of Galaxy, it was later crafted into a full novel, More Than Human.
| Fanspeak | 1952— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
