Definition of blowback Blowback
We found 6 definitions of blowback from 3 different sources.
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What does blowback mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: blowbacks |
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| blowback - the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | ||
| backfire | ||
| detonation, blowup, explosion the act of detonating an explosive | ||
| blowback - misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service | ||
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Wiktionary 
- blowback (Noun)
A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer. - blowback (Noun)
An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action. - blowback (Noun)
The act of shotgunning inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth.
Part of speech
🔤- blowback, noun, singular of blowbacks.
