blow off
- blow off
vb
1.
British
to fart. A children's term of the 1950s which was revived in the 1980s.
► We were right in the middle of the restau-rant and Kitty blew off in front of them all.' (Recorded, father, London, 1986)
2.
American
to reject, get rid of someone or something. A less common variant of blow out.
3.
American
to absent oneself, avoid, waste time. The verb, popular in campus usage, can be employed transitively or intransitively.
We decided to blow off the class and hit the beach.
Don't go to the office today; blow off instead.
Contemporary slang .
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Blow-off — n. 1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; Also, adj. as, a blow off cock or pipe. [1913 Webster] 2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blow off — (something) 1. to get rid of something. The old millionaire blew off one marriage to wed his new partner. Your average worker can t just blow off his credit card debt. 2. to consider something to be unimportant. Some students will simply blow off … New idioms dictionary
blow-off — blowˈ off see ↑blow off below. • • • Main Entry: ↑blow … Useful english dictionary
blow|off — «BLOH F, OF», noun. 1. a blowing off. 2. an apparatus that blows off steam. 3. Informal, Figurative. a sudden outburst of anger, pent up emotion, or the like. 4. Slang, Figurative. a boaster … Useful english dictionary
blow off — ► blow off informal 1) lose one s temper and shout. 2) break wind noisily. Main Entry: ↑blow … English terms dictionary
blow off — 1. in. to goof off; to waste time; to procrastinate. □ You blow off too much. □ All your best time is gone blown off. 2. n. a time waster; a goof off. (Usually blow off.) □ Fred is such a blow off! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blow off — verb come off due to an explosion or other strong force (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP * * * lose one s temper and shout … Useful english dictionary
blow off — phrasal verb Word forms blow off : present tense I/you/we/they blow off he/she/it blows off present participle blowing off past tense blew off past participle blown off 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something blows off or is blown off, the wind … English dictionary
blow off — 1. • blow off v. waste time. I blew off the evening playing with my Wii. 2. • blow (someone) off v. ignore or neglect someone; reject or abandon someone. She s totalling blowing me off … English slang
blow off — transitive verb Date: 1856 1. a. to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with ; ignore < decided to blow off two billion viewers Harry Homburg > b. to end a relationship with 2. to outperform in a contest 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
