blow smoke
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Etymology[edit]
By shortening of the full expression blow smoke up someone's ass, deemed less vulgar.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
blow smoke (third-person singular simple present blows smoke, present participle blowing smoke, simple past blew smoke, past participle blown smoke)
- (idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:nonsense
- See Thesaurus:deceive
Translations[edit]
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