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blown the gaff

blown the gaff is the past participle of blow the gaff.

Meaning of blow the gaff

Verb

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

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) To disclose a secret.
    • But, my child, if Geoffrey is to be got out at this immature stage it blows the gaff completely. Half of the crowd will vanish, including all the worst, and we shall have no proof at all of the real depths of the conspiracy.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  2. (UK, obsolete, slang) To inform against a person.

Questions about blown the gaff

What is blown the gaff the past participle of?
Blown the gaff is the past participle of blow the gaff.

Words near blown the gaff in the dictionary

  1. blown sunshine up someone's ass
  2. blown sunshine up someone's skirt
  3. blown the coals
  4. blown the cobwebs away
  5. blown the doors off
  6. blown the gaff
  7. blown the grampus
  8. blown the lid off
  9. blown the roof off
  10. blown the whistle
  11. blown this pop stand

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