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Definition of blow up
blow up
verb
- a feeling of ecstasy brought about by the consumption of the drug MDMA (also known as "ecstasy", "X", "E", etc.)
This is great X - I've been blowing up all night.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy).
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 19 2000.
- to significantly increase in one's socio-economic status.
I'm go blow up when my album is released.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make money.
Last edited on Oct 05 2001. Submitted by Ugunda G. from Akron, OH, USA on Oct 05 2001.
- to become extremely angry.
He totally blew up at me after I wrecked his car.
- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Jan 04 2003. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 04 2003.
verb - transitive
- to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.)
My crazy ex keeps blowing up my cellphone.
Appreciate it if you wouldn't blow up my email.
- See more words with the same meaning: telephone, phone.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Greg K. from Tucson, AZ, USA on Jun 10 1999.
- to destroy.
Citation from "Dave of the Dead", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to break, ruin, destroy.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 06 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'telephone, phone': | |
| Definitions include: a request for a phone call. | |
| Definitions include: a handgun. | |
| Definitions include: cell phone. | |
| Definitions include: phone. | |
| Definitions include: a friend. | |
| Definitions include: cell phone. | |
| Definitions include: phone number. | |
| Definitions include: to call on a telephone. | |
| Definitions include: phone number or digits. | |
| Definitions include: to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: a song. | |
| Definitions include: a last-minute or previously unplanned request to meet up with someone with the intention of having sex (i.e. getting booty.) | |
| Definitions include: very cold. | |
| Definitions include: a five pound note. | |
| Definitions include: a person or object that erred. | |
Other terms relating to 'to become angry, go crazy, freak out': | |
| Definitions include: to make a U-turn. | |
| Definitions include: going crazy. | |
| Definitions include: To go on a murderous rampage after having societies pressure build on you. | |
| Definitions include: a bad tantrum. | |
| Definitions include: to become extremely angry or upset; "freak out". | |
| Definitions include: to become nervous; "freak out". | |
| Definitions include: to freak out. | |
| Definitions include: to really annoy or upset. | |
| Definitions include: to become enraged. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to become angry at and yell (that is, to "bitch") at someone. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to become angry about something that the speaker doesn't think is worthy. | |
| Definitions include: become enraged; "freak out". | |
Other terms relating to 'to break, ruin, destroy': | |
| Definitions include: high-grade marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: to break or ruin. | |
| Definitions include: to break, to fail. | |
| Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.) | |
| Definitions include: to destroy. | |
| Definitions include: to break, to fail. | |
| Definitions include: ruined. | |
| Definitions include: to be under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: stiff, sore. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: a bug that makes hardware or software unusable. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: very cold. | |
| Definitions include: to destroy. | |
Other terms relating to 'to make money': | |
| Definitions include: to save money or increase personal wealth. | |
| Definitions include: of money, to gather. | |
| Definitions include: to earn an income. | |
| Definitions include: to earn, usually money. | |
| Definitions include: the pursuit of money. | |
| Definitions include: It means to work hard and get some money. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to seek "paper" (i.e. money.) | |
| Definitions include: to earn money. | |
Other terms relating to 'under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy)': | |
| Definitions include: Used to describe the way someone looks when high on Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: Off your head on drugs, particularly used in relation to Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: a person strongly under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: the face of a person high on Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: to call on a telephone. | |
| Definitions include: to have taken Ecstasy (MDMA) and be physically at the peak of the drug's effect. | |
| Definitions include: flipped out, overreacted, became upset. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: to use Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
| Definitions include: When someone is high on Ecstasy (MDMA) and wants to just sit in a corner somewhere with their eyes shut. | |
| Definitions include: to ingest LSD and Ecstasy (MDMA) at the same time. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA). | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'blow': | |
| Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched. | |
| Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: To lose one's temper. | |
| Definitions include: to be extremely angry. | |
| Definitions include: to fart. | |
| Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: a person or object that erred. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to vacillate in opinion | |
| Definitions include: to completely fail a task. | |
| Definitions include: Alternate spelling of blowjob. | |
| Definitions include: an angry retort; "bite me". | |
| Definitions include: to defecate, usually diarrhea. | |
| Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner. | |
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Other terms relating to 'up': | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: to misbehave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant. | |
| Definitions include: to increase. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute one's share. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
| Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird". | |
| Definitions include: strange / stupid. | |
| Definitions include: a situation that could end in multiple outcomes, each of which is equally likely. | |
| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
| Definitions include: to call someone to halt, particularly when the intention is to rob. | |
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