put someone on blast

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put someone on blast

verb puts someone on blast · putting someone on blast · put someone on blast

idiomatic, slang To embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media. For one, putting Sapp on blast like that without knowing his circumstances isn't very classy nor professional and two who's to say the waitress didn't supply good service which is a very popular reason as to why some people don't tip.

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@misc{put_someone_on_blast_2026,
  title = {put someone on blast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20someone%20on%20blast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}