blow smoke

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blow smoke

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By shortening of the full expression blow smoke up someone's ass, deemed less vulgar.

verb blows smoke · blowing smoke · blew smoke · blown smoke

To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense. Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?
Similar: blow smoke up someone's ass, nonsense, deceive

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verb idiomatic

Español	meter floro, florear
Français	parler pour ne rien dire
Italiano	parlare a vanvera
Ελληνικά	ρίχνω στάχτη στα μάτια ríchno stáchti sta mátia

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"blow smoke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blow%20smoke. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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blow smoke. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blow%20smoke

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"blow smoke." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blow%20smoke.

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@misc{blow_smoke_2026,
  title = {blow smoke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blow%20smoke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}