blow water

verb

to brag; to boast; to talk big

OriginCantonese 吹水 →
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Meanings

verbblow water (third-person singular simple present blows water, present participle blowing water, simple past blew water or (nonstandard) blowed water, past participle blown water or (nonstandard) blowed water)

present singular third person blows water · participle present blowing water · past blew water · nonstandard past blowed water · participle past blown water · nonstandard participle past blowed water

  1. Hong Kongto brag; to boast; to talk big
  2. Hong Kongto chat; to talk casually

Origin

  1. Cantonese吹水
  2. Englishblow water

Calque of Cantonese 吹水 (ceoi¹ seoi², literally “blow water”).

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APA

blow water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20water

MLA

“blow water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20water.

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