blowoff Meaning & Definition
What Does Blowoff Mean?
Blowoff is used as a noun meaning Something that is blown off. It is also used to mean The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval.
Blowoff Definition (Noun)
- Something that is blown off.
- The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
- The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
- A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
- The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
- A period of rapid and usually unsustainable increase (or, sometimes, decrease) in market prices.
- A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.
He tried to get it fixed but they gave him the blowoff.
- The stage in a con game in which one gets rid of the mark after taking his or her money.
- The exit of a crowd from a circus or carnival act.
- An extra attraction offered to the audience of a sideshow or carnival act, usually hidden behind a curtain and requiring an additional payment; aftershow.
- A finale.
- A fight that marks the culmination of a long period of antagonism.
- An outburst of temper or excitement.
- An act of oral sex.
- A fart.
- A class that does not require much effort to pass; a course where one does not have to work.
Noun
- A blowing off of steam, water, etc.
Synonyms of Blowoff
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Blowoff synonyms and antonyms →Blowoff in a Sentence
He tried to get it fixed but they gave him the blowoff.
Word Forms & Grammar
blowoff (plural blowoffs)
Words That Rhyme With Blowoff
Origin of Blowoff
Deverbal from blow off.