Blastaway

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UK/ˈblɑːstəweɪ/UK/ˈblæstəweɪ/

noun

A cocktail of Castaway (an alcopop) and Diamond White (a brand of cider).

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Meanings

nounBlastaway (plural Blastaways)

plural Blastaways

  1. UKslangA cocktail of Castaway (an alcopop) and Diamond White (a brand of cider).

    We drank Blastaways and danced to Everything But the Girl's 'Missing', 'Dreamer' by Livin' Joy and 'Rhythm is a Mystery' by K Klass which we played repeatedly, […]

    2013, Colette McBeth, Precious Thing
    1 more example

    […] just thought she was wrecked from all the Diamond White ciders she'd been sinking – I'd even bought her a couple of Blastaways, which in hindsight was a mistake.

    2021, Barbara Copperthwaite, The Girl in the Missing Poster

Origin

Blend of blast + castaway.

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APA

Blastaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blastaway

MLA

“Blastaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blastaway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blastaway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blastaway.

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