Blowback

noun

  1. 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.

  2. An unintended adverse result, especially of a political action.

  3. The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).

Synonyms: fallout, fallout

blowback

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