blowout
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈbloʊˌaʊt/
- Informal
:
fiestón
- I'm throwing a big blowout for my birthday this weekend, and everyone is invited!
- a blowout party
- big blowout
- birthday blowout
They all came back for a blowout because those people still love Ibiza and now they're bringing their children with them.
- They all came back for a blowout because those people still love Ibiza and now they're bringing their children with them.
Examples
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Last but not least, we're having a blowout bash to commemorate what we know will be a fantastic festival.
Blog text (16) -
Listen, I'm having a party Saturday night, a blowout.
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It's going to be a blowout wedding.
Fiction book (2002) -
Every weekend is a blowout for her.
Blog text (25) -
Yeah, they were planning this big senior year blowout and they needed the ultimate game.
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There would be a blowout party afterward, and they wanted wonderful pictures.
Fiction book (1996) -
Welcome to our end of grad school blowout.
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The Annual at Arizona Tech, a three-day blowout to benefit the rain forest.
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It's your turn to come up with a theme for the Halloween blowout bash.
Blog text (17) -
Last night's big GQ x Gap Best New Menswear Designers in America party was a pretty star-studded menswear blowout.
Blog text (3)
Synonyms
87
3.6
A very fun event where people enjoy themselves
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3.7
A large formal party with entertainment, often to raise money for charity
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7.4
A party with a lot of eating or drinking
14
5.7
A large lively party with music and games
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6.0
A fancy formal party with entertainment to celebrate or raise money
A loud wild party where people are noisy and out of control
Full of wild drinking and loud, out-of-control celebration
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blowout comes from blow + out, a helpful image of something bursting outward with noise and energy. So a 'blowout' is an extra-large, lively celebration.