"put someone on blast" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts someone on blast [present, singular, third-person], putting someone on blast [participle, present], put someone on blast [participle, past], put someone on blast [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> someone on blast}} put someone on blast (third-person singular simple present puts someone on blast, present participle putting someone on blast, simple past and past participle put someone on blast)
  1. (slang) To embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-put_someone_on_blast-en-verb-blPM6oXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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