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Acronym for "boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion". This type of explosion is extremely hazardous and can occur during the rupture of a vessel containing pressurized liquid. When the liquid is water, the explosion is usually called a steam explosion. An alternate, whimsical interpretation of the acronym is "Blast Leveling Everything Very Effectively."

A BLEVE can occur in a vessel that stores a substance under pressure where the stored contents coexist at high pressure in both a liquid and gaseous phase, e.g., liquefied petroleum gas. A BLEVE is possible for this type of container where sudden decompression within the container causes a rapid boiling of the liquid contents, resulting in an explosive overpressure at the point of rupture.

A BLEVE can be prevented in the case of a venting gas cylinder by cooling the cylinder with water or foam, taking special care not to extinguish the flame in the process, until the leak is stopped or the cylinder emptied.

BLEVE by Russell Clark February 6, 2007
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(n); a Northern English man who has typical male characteristics and possessions such as a car, girlfriend, money, sense of humour and a beer belly.

Can also be used as an excuse, reason and to justify certain behaviour.
You just ate two burgers you can't possibly want a third" "Leave me alone im a big bloke!
big bloke by londonrimmel July 22, 2010
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one who is both your beloved and your lover. a contraction of "beloved" and "lover."
Joshua is her belover. She loves him; he loves her.
belover by coalwagon March 18, 2013

blogerrhea 

When people just can't stop blogging. Even when they have nothing important to say, they just can't control themselves.
You know you suffer from blogerrhea when you let the world know when, where and how you took a dump today.
blogerrhea by lavinatoe January 9, 2009

Bliverix 

oi the bliverix face it looks like ya ma
Bliverix by pussy crow March 24, 2009

plentike bloke

Like my big china, you plentike bloke.
plentike bloke by Chodeser May 4, 2003

bad bloke 

A bad bloke is a friend that doesn't know how to be a friend.
Bloke one: "I nominate Lochi for the bad bloke of the year award."
Bloke two: "Yeah man, he never adds me to group chats with the lads, worst bloke out!"
Lochi: "Ha jokes on you that's not even a real award"
bad bloke by LBoy4BadBloke May 15, 2014