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

Initially, Jones completely blew off the idea of fighting Aspinall. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025

Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year. —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, the life flight helicopter was blown off the roof and surrounding debris entered the radiators hospital’s generators, leaving the building without electricity, according to a presentation from Johnson County Emergency Management. —Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025

Tarps cover the area where the tornado blew off part of his roof. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 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