blowoff
noun
blowoff is spelled B-L-O-W-O-F-F: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blowoff means “Something that is blown off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blowoff is blowoffs.
How many letters and syllables are in blowoff?
| Letters | 7: B-L-O-W-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blowoff?
Blowoff appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce blowoff?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-blowoff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blowoff
- blowoffs plural
- blow-off
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blowoff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that is blown off.
- 2
The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
- 3
The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
- 4
A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
- 5
The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
- 6
A period of rapid and usually unsustainable increase (or, sometimes, decrease) in market prices.
- 7
A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.
He tried to get it fixed but they gave him the blowoff.
- 8
The stage in a con game in which one gets rid of the mark after taking his or her money.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blowoff in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (of a tire):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | salimiento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blowoff come from?
Deverbal from blow off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).