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17. "Blowing" someone can be sexual, but it is also simple slang meaning "to curry favor"

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 04:18 PM

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It could be nothing more than "sucking up" to someone. I know everyone is hoping it is something salacious, and frankly, IMO, there are tinges of homophobia and heterosexism in some of the "excitement" about this revelation.

"Who do you have to blow to get a coffee in this joint?" as an example of a non-sexual use of the verb "to blow".

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