blowoff
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Something that is blown off.
- The explosive separation of part of a rocket etc in order to prevent its destruction and allow for retrieval
- The act of blowing off (steam, water, atmosphere, etc.)
- A line or pipe for draining a siphon (for cleaning, inspection, etc.)
- The removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation stage.
- A period of rapid and usually unsustainable increase (or, sometimes, decrease) in market prices.
- A curt or uninterested dismissal; a failure to respond adequately.
- The stage in a con game in which one gets rid of the mark after taking his or her money.
- The exit of a crowd from a circus or carnival act.
- An extra attraction offered to the audience of a sideshow or carnival act, usually hidden behind a curtain and requiring an additional payment; aftershow.
- A finale.
- A fight that marks the culmination of a long period of antagonism.
- An outburst of temper or excitement.
- An act of oral sex.
- A fart.
- A class that does not require much effort to pass; a course where one does not have to work.
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