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blow wise to

blow wise to verb: to take heed of; to inform oneself of, or pay attention to.

Verb

blow wise to (third-person singular simple present blows wise to, present participle blowing wise to, simple past blew wise to, past participle blown wise to)

  1. (dated, slang, transitive) To take heed of; to inform oneself of, or pay attention to.
    • But blow wise to this, buddy, blow wise to this: Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own. Never let nobody talk you into shaking another man's jolt. And never you cop another man's plea.1956, Nelson Algren, A Walk on the Wild Side

Forms of blow wise to

third-person singular presentblows wise to
present participleblowing wise to
pastblew wise to
past participleblown wise to

Questions about blow wise to

What does blow wise to mean?
Blow wise to means to take heed of; to inform oneself of, or pay attention to.
What part of speech is blow wise to?
Blow wise to is a verb.
What is the past tense of blow wise to?
The past tense of blow wise to is blew wise to.

Words near blow wise to in the dictionary

  1. blow valve
  2. blow valves
  3. blow water
  4. blow wide open
  5. blow wind up someone's skirt
  6. blow wise to
  7. blow with the wind
  8. blow-back
  9. blow-backs
  10. blow-buddies
  11. blow-buddy

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