blinker UK /ˈblɪŋkə/US /ˈblɪŋkəɹ/noun 8verb 1forms 3 noun8 •Anything that blinks.She was a frequent blinker, always on the verge of tears. •In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.The following for example, doesn't work because the spark at the top is actually a blinker, and doesn't die. Without the blinker, this object is known as an OWSS (overweight spaceship). — 1992 •(informal) The turn signal of an automobile. •(rare) The eyelid. •[in the plural] A shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side. •Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.This floor let not the vulgar tread, / Who worship only what they dread: / Nor bigots who but one way see, / Through blinkers of authority — 1732 •(slang) A black eye.The next morning, Jimmy came home with a fat lip and a black eye. Flory rushed over to tend to him. “Ain't nothin'. Just a blinker... had a fight with a guy. […] — 2011 •(slang) A situation where the light of a dab pen or vape starts blinking, which happens when the user takes an extremely long hit.a double blinker (hitting blinkers on two pens simultaneously)I just hit a blinker. verb1 •To put blinkers on.The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic. formsblinkered · blinkering · blinkers
