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

The Aztecs were within nine points late in the first half against Michigan and had a 3 rattle out that would have cut it to six before getting their doors blown off 94-54, their most lopsided defeat of the 21st century. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

The constant anxiety — about wind blowing off his hat or how his hair looked under certain lighting — was gone. —Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

Fire officials said the closures were caused by construction debris that was blown off a bridge approximately 50 to 70 feet above the highway. —Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026

Find a way to blow off steam behind the scenes. —Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026

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