"blow this popsicle stand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-blow this popsicle stand.ogg Forms: blows this popsicle stand [present, singular, third-person], blowing this popsicle stand [participle, present], blew this popsicle stand [past], blown this popsicle stand [participle, past]
Etymology: Either from a cult named the "Kindred Spirits" bombing popsicle stands in major cities, or from an old Humphrey Bogart movie in which he is being ejected from a speak-easy, and yells “let’s blow this pop stand” Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> this popsicle stand}} blow this popsicle stand (third-person singular simple present blows this popsicle stand, present participle blowing this popsicle stand, simple past blew this popsicle stand, past participle blown this popsicle stand)
  1. (US, slang, humorous) To leave an establishment speedily. Tags: US, humorous, slang Synonyms: blow this pop stand Derived forms: blow this pop stand
    Sense id: en-blow_this_popsicle_stand-en-verb-JI8-M4-V Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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