blowup

[ bloh-uhp ]

/ ˈbloʊˌʌp /

an explosion.

a violent argument, outburst of temper, or the like, especially one resulting in estrangement.

Also blow-up. an enlargement of a photograph.

Origin of blowup

First recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase blow up

blowout, blowpipe, blowsy, blowtorch, blowtube, blowup, blowy, bls, bls., blt, blu-ray

Howard Kurtz on how she may have defused the Beijing blowup.

Has Hillary Clinton Salvaged Deal to Bring Chen to U.S. Temporarily? |Howard Kurtz |May 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
A blowup over a newly minted third party in Florida has become the latest to draw their ire.

The Tea Party Conspiracy Theory |Benjamin Sarlin |June 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
For her part, Esters says she hasn't heard from Oprah since the blowup started.

Oprah's Cousin Bashes Book |Alex Heard |April 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
They had a blowup last night, it seems, and she has stabbed him.

The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) |Mrs. Henry Wood

Actually we had the answer to protection during the Crazy Years before the blowup when everybody talked peace and built missiles.

Noble Redman |Jesse Franklin Bone
Said I owed the company plenty for the damage done by the blowup.

Alarm Clock |Everett B. Cole
Before the blowup on Earth, the galactics had made occasional landings to gather animals and seeds of food plants.

The Ethical Way |Joseph Farrell
There could be a blowup that would throw Hub politics back into the kind of snarl they haven't been in for a hundred years.

Legacy |James H Schmitz