noun

blowout

blowout, puncture, landslide victory, big party

I had a tire blowout on the highway.

I had a tyre blowout on the motorway.

The game was a complete blowout.

The game was a complete landslide.

She's having a big blowout for her birthday.

She's having a big bash for her birthday.

a tire blowout a sudden bursting of a tyre I had a tire blowout on the highway.

a complete blowout an easy or overwhelming victory The game was a complete blowout.

a big blowout a large, extravagant party She's having a big blowout for her birthday.

Synonyms: puncture, flat tyre; landslide victory; bash, shindig

From the verb 'to blow' and the adverb 'out', literally something blowing outwards with force, like air from a tyre.

Picture the explosive energy of a tyre 'blowing out' and apply that same explosive idea to a huge party or a massive win.

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