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

Dust blowing off the Sahara Desert could act like airborne fertilizer. —Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026

What could be a better way to blow off some grief than turning up the amps and howling out more Kimbrough deep cuts? —Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026

Northeast and south side gutters still clog with Ash leaves, don’t seem to blow off until high wind days. —Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 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