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title: "blow off · GenZ Decoded"
description: "blow off: To ignore, avoid, or fail to follow through with someone. Example: \"He blew her off after one date.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# blow off

Gen X[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** To ignore, avoid, or fail to follow through with someone.

See it in a sentence

He blew her off after one date.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [ghost](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ghost/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [ghosting](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ghosting/)

- Gen X · this one

    blow off,[blow someone off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blow-someone-off/)

- Boomer

    [give someone the brush-off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/give-someone-the-brush-off/)

- Plain English

    to ignore, avoid, or fail to follow through with someone

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## Related slang

- [big man on campus](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/big-man-on-campus/): Someone who acts or is treated like the central, most important figure in a social scene.
- [blabbing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blabbing/): Talking too much or revealing too much.
- [blow someone off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blow-someone-off/): To intentionally avoid or ignore someone.
- [blud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blud/): A term of address for a friend or bro; can also flag someone seen as out of place.

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