blowout

1. (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.Examples: "Feathers were deeply ruffled when it became known that the BHC had been in town and taken me out for a meal without hosting a big blowout for all the local Brits. I didn't frequent the hotel bar, and by then, accepted few invitations to parties ..."; "Chloe's lips formed a thin line, and she guided her sister a few feet away from Aubrey and Erik, her hooker heels sinking into the shells a little as they went. "C'mon, Jane. Erik's cousin is a Barnie and is hosting a blowout tonight. The party is in Salem""slang

2. (slang) A large or extravagant meal.Examples: "The dining room at Alain Ducasse's flagship Paris restaurant gleams with 10,000 crystals, confirming that this is the flashiest place in town for a blowout meal."; "Eating a big blowout meal that probably includes every one of the foods you should be avoiding will trigger more food cravings […]"slang

3. (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.Examples: "The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout."; "In World Cup soccer, Mexico defeated Cameroon one to nothing. Or as it's known in soccer, a blowout."; "This is not a land of blowouts. It’s a middle ground, and that’s reflected in voter registration rolls. Nearly 2.6 million North Carolinians declare themselves unaffiliated, while just over 2.4 million identify as Democrats and just under 2.2 million as Republicans. We don’t tilt. We teeter."slang

4. (slang) An argument; an altercation.Examples: "The day my aunt and I had talked was just as vivid to me now as it had been eight years ago, when I'd had a blowout with my mother over my decision to go to school in Tucson rather than staying safely up here in northern Arizona."slang

5. (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

6. (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.Australia