blowout
[bloh-out]
- a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire.
- a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like.
- a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind.
- an uncontrollable escape of oil, gas, or water from a well.
- Aeronautics. flame-out.
- Slang. a lavish party or entertainment.
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Origin of blowout
First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase blow out
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Contemporary Examples
TLDR: Biden wins, Ryan average, VP debates don't matter unless it's a blowout.
Bowing Out: Jil Sander has opted out of the blowout fashion show format for her womenswear comeback in Milan this September.
In this part of the country we call it blowout—when the mouth opens up in the middle of a hill and shoots stuff out like a rifle.
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West VirginiaChris Hedges, Joe Sacco
June 14, 2012
With nearly two-thirds of the vote in, Maryland was shaping up as a Romney blowout, 48 to 30 percent.
Horse-race polls that once showed a tough battle between the two now project an Obama blowout.
Historical Examples
This was to be a proper full 'blowout' with 'fizz' and port!
The Forsyte Saga, CompleteJohn Galsworthy
This is the only scout outfit I know of, one of them said; we had a blowout.
Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox PatrolPercy Keese Fitzhugh
"Hang it all, there's a blowout," growled Reed, bringing the car to a stop.
The Golden Boys and Their New Electric CellL. P. Wyman
The tube, inactivated immediately after the blowout, was cold.
SpillthroughDaniel F. Galouye
"It's the blowout," the mother said, as Jerry looked at her for the first time.
The ReclaimersMargaret Hill McCarter