blowback
(noun) misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country’s intelligence service
blowback, backfire
(noun) the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blowback (countable and uncountable, plural blowbacks)
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.
Synonym: fallout
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower; see Blowback (steam engine).
• (unintended adverse result): fallout
Source: Wiktionary
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
