blowout n 1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}] 2: a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights" 3: a gay festivity [syn: {gala}, {gala affair}, {jamboree}]