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

Chelsea, who saw their prodigy Estevao swallowed up by the occasion and hooked at the break, had their doors blown off. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026

Shandy Brewer was sitting in Row 10 on the flight when the door blew off. —CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

One part of his apartment building was almost entirely blown off, leaving walls gaping. —Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026

After blowing off his first court appearance, a hack judge eventually gave McCarthy the traditional CWOF — continued without a finding. —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 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