blow this popsicle stand

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English

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Etymology

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Either from a cult named the "Kindred Spirits" bombing popsicle stands in major cities, or from an old Humphrey Bogart movie in which he is being ejected from a speak-easy, and yells “let’s blow this pop stand”[1]

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Verb

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blow this popsicle stand (third-person singular simple present blows this popsicle stand, present participle blowing this popsicle stand, simple past blew this popsicle stand, past participle blown this popsicle stand)

  1. (US, slang, humorous) To leave an establishment speedily.
    Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.

Usage notes

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  • Chiefly used with let's: "let's blow this popsicle stand"

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