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blow someone's brains out en · VERB

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Meanings

1. (slang) To shoot someone in the head.
   • He’d probably blow his brains out a week after the fact, but that might be a little late for the rest of us. 1988, Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, page 540:
   • In Conſequence of this a profound Silence enſued, the Earl depending on his Skill in the Sword, longing to run the Baronet through the Body; and Sir Timothy, knowing himſelf a good Shot, to blow the Earl’s Brains out. 1763, John Shebbeare, Lydia, or Filial Piety: A Novel, volume 3, page 66:
   • Sir James Wallace pulls out a piſtol from his pocket and cocks it, and ſays, if you ſpeak to me I will blow your brains out immediately 1783, The Trial of Lieutenant Charles Bourne, Upon the Prosecution of Sir James Wallace, Knt. for an Assault, page 54:
   • [F]or Moody, on this Occaſion, took a large Glaſs from him, and threatned to blow his Brains out, (a favourite Phraſe with theſe Pyrates) if he muttered at it. 1724, Charles Johnson [pseudonym], “Of Captain Bartho[lomew] Roberts, and His Crew”, in A General History of the Pyrates, […], 2nd edition, London: Printed for, and sold by T. Warner, […], →OCLC, page 319:
   • “One more step, Mr. Hands,” said I, “and I’ll blow your brains out! 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
   • Start dancing and I'll blow your brains out! 1994 Mike Werb, The Mask, Lt. Kellerway (played by Peter Riegert)
2. (idiomatic, vulgar) To perform fellatio on another person, as to give them an orgasmic experience.

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Relateds

blow someone's mind

Synonyms

give head

Translations (3)

tl pasabugin ang ulo (to shoot in the head) · fr faire sauter la cervelle (to shoot in the head) · es volarse los sesos (to shoot in the head)