ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: blow off
1.
a. : a blowing off of or as if of steam, water, or other fluid (as from a boiler) ; sometimes : something that is blown off
the drought has made the soil blowoff very bad this year
b. : spree , binge
2. : a device for blowing off steam or gas or for discharging water or accumulated matter from pipe lines and sewers
3. : a climax especially when marked by a shift from relative passivity to vigorous action
the blowoff had come when he had lodged his thousandth complaint about the food — Don Tracy
: a strong reaction to an existent condition
upset the military balance of the area, and made some kind of blowoff inevitable — Time
4. slang : a main or featured attraction : drawing card ; especially : a special usually vulgar performance that follows the main performance in some carnivals and side shows