blow me

English

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Interjection

blow me

1. (idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).

   Synonyms: suck my balls, suck my cock, bite me, bite my ass, eat my shorts, kiss my ass, get lost

   When she told him to get lost, he said, "Blow me, bitch!"

   • 1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 226:

     Some things never happen, he reminds himself. But this one always does, says the still small voice of mortality. Blow me, Laney tells it.

2. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated, informal) Ellipsis of blow me tight.

   Synonyms: wow, I'll be blowed, blow me down, crikey, gosh, (archaic) blow me tight, (archaic) blow me over, (archaic) blow me pink

   • 1917, Arthur Guy Empey, “Lewis Gun”, in Over the Top, G. P. Putnam's, page 44:

     With a look of disdain, he exclaimed: “Blow me, your shirt! Why in 'ell didn't you use mud?”

Translations

a vulgar expression of discontent — see bite me

an expression of surprise — see blow me down

Further reading

• “blow me! excl.¹”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
• “blow me! excl.²”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

• Womble, embowl, womble