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

The video, however, allowed the cast to blow off steam from the siblings’ heavy trajectory in let-loose fashion. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025

On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025

The plane used by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing when the door plug blew off the aircraft in mid-flight. —ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025

The very same day, a guy in flip-flops walked through Grand Prismatic Hot Spring to gather hats that had blown off people’s heads. —Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 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