Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blow one's top

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
blow one's -top
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

blows one's top (present, singular) blowing one's top (participle, present) blew one's top (past) blown one's top (participle, past) blow one's lid (alternative) blow one's stack (alternative)

Synonyms

go ape go apeshit hit the roof hit the ceiling lose it lose one's rag lose one's temper pop one's cork

Questions

What does blow one's top mean?
To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

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