blow smoke
blow smoke verb: to speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
Verb
blow smoke (third-person singular simple present blows smoke, present participle blowing smoke, simple past blew smoke, past participle blown smoke)
- To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?
- Why don't we liberate these United States? / We're the ones who need it the most / You think I'm blowing smoke? Boys, it ain't no joke / I make twenty trips a year from coast to coast2005, Merle Haggard, “America First”, in Chicago Wind
- Synonyms:
- blow smoke up someone's ass, nonsense, deceive
Synonyms of blow smoke
Forms of blow smoke
| third-person singular present | blows smoke |
|---|---|
| present participle | blowing smoke |
| past | blew smoke |
| past participle | blown smoke |
Origin of blow smoke
By shortening of the full expression blow smoke up someone's ass, deemed less vulgar.
Questions about blow smoke
- What does blow smoke mean?
- Blow smoke means to speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- What part of speech is blow smoke?
- Blow smoke is a verb.
- What is the past tense of blow smoke?
- The past tense of blow smoke is blew smoke.
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