blob

American  

[blob] / blɒb /

noun

1. a globule of liquid; bubble.

2. a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub.

   A blob of paint marred the surface.

3. an object, especially a large one, having no distinct shape or definition.

   a blob on the horizon.

4. a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.

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verb (used with object)

blobbed, blobbing

1. to mark or splotch with blobs.

blob British  

/ blɒb /

noun

1. a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid

2. a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc

3. a indistinct or shapeless form or object

4. a slang word for condom

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verb

1. (tr) to put blobs, as of ink or paint, on

Other Word Forms

• blobby adjective

Etymology

Origin of blob

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation

Example Sentences

You can pick a green blob, a buff, tattooed Zane, gamer girl Kira or even virtual versions of real people such as the esports star Faker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

In one version of the task, for example, looking left meant the animal judged the blob to be a bunny, while looking right signaled that it looked more like a "T."

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

"People have been so busy relating to how I look, it's a miracle I didn't become a self-conscious blob of protoplasm. It's not easy being Robert Redford," he once told New York magazine.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Unfortunately, the blob proved to be much larger, and more influential, than anyone realized.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

I breathe in again, though it definitely makes me feel like the hot dog I ate earlier is going to join ump guy’s blob of mucus beside me.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Related Words

• bead
• blotch
• droplet
• glob
• splotch