blowoff
Casual brush off
Blowoff refers to something dismissed or ignored, or the act of dismissing.
If someone gives you the blowoff, they're brushing you off: I tried to get a meeting but got the total blowoff.
In technical contexts, a blowoff valve releases excess pressure from a system.
The social sense dominates casual speech—being blown off or giving someone the blowoff means treating them as unworthy of attention.
Abrupt, dismissive rejection
- brushoffAbrupt, curt rejection
- brush asideReject without serious thought
- wave offDismiss with gesture
- shrug offDismiss as unimportant
cold shoulder · ignore · disregard · neglect · overlook · bypass · sidestep · downplay
Opening for airflow
- valveFluid flow controller
- steam releaseAllowing pressurized vapor out
- pressure releaseReducing internal force
- exhaustUse up entirely
discharge · outgassing · decompression · venting · expulsion · escape · safety valve · overflow
Minor or thin
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- insultOffensive remark or action
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
disrespect · cold-shoulder · scorn · cut · dis · put-down · slap in the face · dismissiveness
Concluding part of performance
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- bashForceful striking blow
- partyGathering for celebration
sendoff · festival · wrap party · last hurrah
brush-off
Abrupt, dismissive rejection
- brushoffAbrupt, curt rejection
- brush asideReject without serious thought
- wave offDismiss with gesture
shrug off · cold shoulder · ignore · disregard · neglect · overlook · bypass · sidestep · downplay · minimize
vent
Opening for airflow
- valveFluid flow controller
- steam releaseAllowing pressurized vapor out
- pressure releaseReducing internal force
exhaust · discharge · outgassing · decompression · venting · expulsion · escape · safety valve · overflow · purge
slight
Minor or thin
contempt · disrespect · cold-shoulder · scorn · cut · dis · put-down · slap in the face · dismissiveness · rudeness
finale
Concluding part of performance
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- bashForceful striking blow
party · sendoff · festival · wrap party · last hurrah
rebuff
Abrupt, curt rejection
repudiate · decline · deny · nix · veto · shut down · turn down · pass on · say no · reject
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- pressure reliefrelief valve, safety valve, pressure valve, release valve, escape valve
- steam releasespressure valve, relief valve, vent, whistle, exhaust
blowoffwarm welcome
embrace · acknowledgment · attentiveness · reception · engagement
blowoffattendance
Record of who's present
follow-through · commitment · dedication · showing up · fulfillment
- blowout saleSteep storewide price cuts
- tire blowoutSudden catastrophic deflation
- budget blowout
- Brazilian blowoutFormaldehyde-based hair straightening treatment
- well blowout