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

• break off (with)
• ditch
• dump
• jilt
• kiss off
• leave

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

After going into halftime tied with the Tatum-less Celtics, the Knicks had the doors blown off in the third quarter en route to a massive Boston win. —The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 15 May 2025

Watching pretty women getting their clothes blown off by a gun shapes how boys view the world and their place in it. —Sarah Scott, Parents, 9 May 2025

Crewman grabbed onto the light plane with their bare hands to make sure it wasn’t blown off the deck in the strong winds coming across it. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025

What social media allows here is a way of blowing off steam. —Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 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