blowoff

See also: blow-off and blow off

English

Alternative forms

• blow-off

Etymology

Deverbal from blow off.

Pronunciation

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Noun

blowoff (plural blowoffs)

1. Something that is blown off.

   Coordinate terms: flowoff, runoff

2. The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
3. A blowing off of steam, water, etc.
4. A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.

   He tried to get it fixed but they gave him the blowoff.

5. (colloquial) An outburst of temper or excitement.
6. (UK, slang) A fart.

Related terms

• blow off steam

 

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “blowoff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• bowl-off