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

• 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

Pat Riley in 2025 is not the same Pat Riley who got blown off by LeBron James at that Vegas hotel in 2014 free agency. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025

In one scene, as Alvin putters by on the shoulder, dozens of cyclists speed past him, blowing off his hat. —Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 31 July 2025

Photos taken after the explosion showed the top of the plant’s tall tower almost completely blown off, with debris littered on the ground below. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025

And when storms blow off the Gulf of Alaska and slam into the lofty St. Elias Range, rain can pour down almost in a solid flow. —Jim Rearden, Outdoor Life, 23 July 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