blow this popsicle stand
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]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)
- (US, slang, humorous) To leave an establishment speedily.
- Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.
Usage notes
[edit]- Chiefly used with let's: "let's blow this popsicle stand"