# blowout

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbloʊaʊt/ · frequency rank #22,303

## 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. A large or extravagant meal.
5. A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
6. An argument; an altercation.
7. A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
8. An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
9. 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.
10. The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
11. An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
12. An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
13. The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
14. 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.
15. a party (such as a birthday party)
16. Synonym of taper fade.
17. Synonym of blowout sale.

## Etymology
Deverbal from blow out.

## Common misspellings (10)
`bblowout`, `bllowout`, `bloowut`, `blowotu`, `blowoutt`, `blowuot`, `blowwout`, `blwoout`, `bolwout`, `lbowout`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blowout