blowoff

Meanings

Plural: blowoffs

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.
• 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.

Related Words

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