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blowout

noun
/ˈbloʊaʊt/US

Etymology

Deverbal from blow out.

Definitions

  1. A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.

  2. A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.

  3. A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.

  4. ›+ 14 more definitions

    1. A large or extravagant meal.

      • […] but really swank blowouts are reported to serve even more exotic dishes. Bear paws, for instance; duck feet, unborn mice, and in Canton, puppy dogs.
      • Regarding the sacred nature of communal blowouts […]
      • The dining room at Alain Ducasse's flagship Paris restaurant gleams with 10,000 crystals, confirming that this is the flashiest place in town for a blowout meal.

    2. A contest that is decidedly one-sided

      A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory or defeat.

      • The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.
      • In World Cup soccer, Mexico defeated Cameroon one to nothing. Or as it's known in soccer, a blowout.

    3. An argument

      An argument; an altercation.

      • The day my aunt and I had talked was just as vivid to me now as it had been eight years ago, when I'd had a blowout with my mother over my decision to go to school in Tucson rather than staying safely up here in northern Arizona.

    4. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

    5. An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a…

      An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.

    6. An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler,…

      An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.

    7. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

    8. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.

    9. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.

      • Get a blowout! Your hair is one of the first things a guy will notice because, hello, it's right at eye level. So take the time to do it right. No ponytails. No frizzy disasters. Wear your hair down.
      • A couple of weeks later, I contacted Melissa to get a blowout for my hair because I was going to New York for an interview but I had to be in the city early in the morning. Melissa said I could come to her condo the night before the event.

    10. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.

    11. The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial…

      The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.

    12. A party (social gathering), such as a birthday party.

    13. Synonym of taper fade.

    14. Synonym of blowout sale.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA