from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
blurgle
/bler'gl/, n.
[UK] Spoken {metasyntactic variable}, to indicate some text that is
obvious from context, or which is already known. If several words are
to be replaced, blurgle may well be doubled or tripled. "To look for
something in several files use `grep string blurgle blurgle'." In each
case, "blurgle blurgle" would be understood to be replaced by the file
you wished to search. Compare {mumble}, sense 7.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
blurgle
/bler'gl/ [Great Britain] Spoken {metasyntactic variable}, to
indicate some text that is obvious from context, or which is
already known. If several words are to be replaced, blurgle
may well be doubled or trebled. "To look for something in
several files use "{grep} string blurgle blurgle"." In each
case, "blurgle blurgle" would be understood to be replaced by
the file you wished to search. Compare {mumble}.
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