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blown wise to

blown wise to is the past participle of blow wise to.

Meaning of blow wise 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

Questions about blown wise to

What is blown wise to the past participle of?
Blown wise to is the past participle of blow wise to.

Words near blown wise to in the dictionary

  1. blown up in one's face
  2. blown up the tote
  3. blown upon
  4. blown water
  5. blown wind up someone's skirt
  6. blown wise to
  7. blown with the wind
  8. blown-in-the-bottle
  9. blown-off
  10. blowne
  11. blownup

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