blow water

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Cantonese 吹水 (ceoi1 seoi2, literally “blow water”).

Verb[edit]

blow water (third-person singular simple present blows water, present participle blowing water, simple past blew water or (nonstandard) blowed water, past participle blown water or (nonstandard) blowed water)

  1. (Hong Kong) to brag; to boast; to talk big
  2. (Hong Kong) to chat; to talk casually
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