"blowie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-blowie.ogg [Australia] Forms: blowies [plural]
Etymology: From blow + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blow|ie|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} blow + -ie (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} blowie (plural blowies)
  1. (sex, slang) A blow job. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex, Sex Categories (lifeform): Oestroid flies, Tetraodontiforms
    Sense id: en-blowie-en-noun-JUnLjSdJ Disambiguation of Sex: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Oestroid flies: 59 25 15 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 58 26 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 20 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 36 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 33 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 54 28 18 Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality
  2. (Australia, slang) A blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-blowie-en-noun-fHRhBrql Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (Australia, slang) The common toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-blowie-en-noun-aClgWzX6 Categories (other): Australian English

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