blow off

verb

blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off

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

Synonyms of blow off

• dump
• leave
• ditch
• kiss off

Examples of blow off in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Five of the canisters have their covers blown off as missiles were fired, indicating the number of missiles launched during the exercise. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

An aerial look showed that a portion of the roof of the home appeared to have blown off, while the garage door flew across the street from the force of the blast. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

After having to film with Nick Viall, Whitney and Conner take their kids to the park to blow off some steam. —Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Suddenly, that film-festival tribute in Tuscany, the one that Jay blew off as some sort of ridiculous, symbolic honor? —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Rhymes for blow off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff