- blow
- 1. obsolete (of a male)to copulateUsually in a phrase such as blow the groundsels, which meant that the parties were on the floor at the time. To blow ojff is to ejaculate semen:Blew off all over the booth. {Playboy's Book of Limericks)2. Americana prostituteA shortened form of the obsolete blowen, perhaps.3. orally to excite the genitals of anotherHomosexually or heterosexually:He was cruising down the interstate and his daughter's husband is blowing him. (Diehl, 1978)A blow job is such activity:'You want me to give you a blow job?' She got off the bed and came towards him. (Sharpe, 1976)4. (off)to fartA common vulgarism. See also blow a raspberry.5. to boastSeldom in modern use tout court but usually in a phrase such as blow smoke, blow your own horn, or blow your own trumpet:You think I'm blowing smoke? (Sanders, 1994)Some staff member or some consultant can blow his horn and look oh, so smart and oh, so good to some journalist. {Daily Telegraph, 11 January 1997, quoting President Clinton)6. a mild oathOf the same tendency as blast1.7. to betray to authorityProbably a shortened form of blow away or blow up, to lose or destroy:Did you tell the man to blow me? (Hall, 1979 — the speaker is a betrayed spy)The British blow the gaff means to betray or give away confidential information, gaff being gossip.See also blow the whistle on.8. an illegal narcoticThe common imagery of hitting:And did Hardcore tell you that the idea was to make it look like this white man had been killed in a drive-in while he was buying blow? (Turow, 1996)Also, as a verb, to smoke such a narcotic, in phrases such as blow a stick, Charlie, horse, snow, etc.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.