blow off

verb

blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
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transitive verb

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
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner

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before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Earlier in the week, tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona. — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Police were earlier this month accused of excessive force in their response to student protests, after a 15-year-old ​boy's hand was blown off by a stun grenade. — Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Damage from Hurricane Isaias WESH 2 News in Orlando reported that a motel in Pensacola had its roof blown off. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow off

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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The first known use of blow off was in 1631

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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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