blow
- noun
- /bloʊ/
- NSFW
- He always brings some blow when we hang out at the party.
And so it turns out he was dealing blow at my shows.
- And so it turns out he was dealing blow at my shows.
- Donald Trump junior doing blow at the rocket launch.
- The cartels are almost without a doubt not spiking the blow their cocaine with fentanyl.
- Going to get off of that blow cane and that sweet, sweet green, you know?
Examples
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Well, for one, you didn't blow your whole inheritance on blow.
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And then I got a call from him one night and said, Dan, there's so much blow down here, man, come on.
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And so it turns out he was dealing blow at my shows.
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Donald Trump junior doing blow at the rocket launch.
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Caught him with over an ounce of blow... in his passenger seat.
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After scoring some blow, they went to celebrate at the club.
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I overheard them discussing how much blow they'd been using lately.
Synonyms
A strong addictive drug from coca leaves used illegally to make people energetic and sometimes to numb body parts
An illegal white powder drug that gives a short strong high
A white illegal drug in powder form
An illegal white drug called cocaine
An illegal white drug that people inhale through the nose
Idioms
- Informal
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
- Offensive
Informal and rude way to use up all your energy or resources at once
Compounds
A large fly with a shiny blue-green body that lays eggs on dead animals and in wounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by heating plastic and using air to shape it
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold
Surface Forms
Etymology
The slang noun blow for cocaine is modern and comes from the idea of 'inhaling' or 'snorting' the drug; a helpful way to remember it is to think of breathing or 'blowing' into the nose. This is slang and not the original meaning of blow.