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This term came from the seventeen hundreds, It was a method of determining if a person was dead. Tobacco smoke was pushed through a device up a persons rectum to see if they would revive, in fact it was used on Stonewall Jackson during the Civil war. Today it is used as a term for "false praise"
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What is the abstract noun for blowing ones own trumpet?
Abstract nouns that may represent the term 'blowing one's own horn' are promoting, boasting, or bragging. These are words for a concept.
What does the idiom blowing smoke mean?
It is related to the phrase smoke and mirrors. There is nothing substantial about what they are saying, it is just hot air.
What does 320 friendly mean?
There is no such term as 320 friendly. There is a term called 420 friendly, which means a person who smokes marijuana or does not care if others smoke around them.
Where did don't blow smoke up my skirt come from and what does it mean?
To fawningly praise someone.
Is blowing an adjective?
Blowing is a noun.
How do you stop diesel engine blowing smoke on starting?
why do u want it to stop blowing smoke man! blowing smoke is awsome and manly, and show power! be proud that your blowing smoke!
Where the term blowing smoke come from?
This term came from the seventeen hundreds, It was a method of determining if a person was dead. Tobacco smoke was pushed through a device up a persons rectum to see if they would revive, in fact it was used on Stonewall Jackson during the Civil war. Today it is used as a term for "false praise"
What does blowing in the clouds mean on craigslist?
It would be street slang for smoking meth. Because you exhale a huge cloud of smoke, hence the term blowing in the clouds.
Why would gas smoke come out of the exhaust on a 96 Chevy s10 blazer after a tune up?
Why is smoke coming out of my 96 s10 oil fill and exaust blowing grey smoke
What is wrong with your Ford F-350 when it is blowing black smoke and it wont start?
Blowing black smoke is indicative of an oil leak in the engine.
99 7.3 no power and blowing white smoke?
in a diesel engine, no power and blowing white smoke, indicates a bad turbo on the engine
An electric train is going south but the wind is blowing westward Which direction will the smoke from the train be blowing?
u will figure out if it is electric it doesnt have smoke
Can you drive a diesel engine blowing white smoke?
You can drive a diesel engine, or any other type, blowing any colour smoke you wish. Though it is pretty foolish to smoke
What does blowing on that loud mean?
Smoke weed.
What actors and actresses appeared in Blowing Smoke - 2007?
The cast of Blowing Smoke - 2007 includes: Mark Anthony Spagnuolo as Harry Kelly Boylan as Amy
Does blowing marijuana smoke in your nose get you high?
If you inhale and the smoke reaches lungs then it gets eventually to your brain , so the answer is yes you will get high by blowing it in your nose
If a steam train is going east which direction is the smoke blowing?
there is no smoke its a steam train
