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have a blast

have a blast

Date: Mar 26 2009

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“All night I’m waking up and she’s having a blast. She’s having a party and I’m just not invited.”

- Actress Salma Hayek, talking about her new baby’s sleepless nights. (The David Letterman Show)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

have a wonderful time; enjoy oneself

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

It sounds like Salma Hayek’s baby, Valencia, is going to be a big party girl when she grows up. She’s already staying up all night having a blast. But for Salma, it’s not so much fun.

When you say you had a blast doing something, it means you had a really good time. Blast is normally used as a noun, meaning a strong gust or wind, as in “a blast” of air. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to explode, make a loud sound, or criticize. You can blast a hole in a wall, blast your music, or blast someone for doing something stupid. When a rocket leaves the earth, we say it blasts off. If something is happening at full blast, it’s happening at the maximum speed, volume, or capacity.

So the word blast has a lot of different meanings, but they’re all associated with something being very intense. When you have a blast, it’s like having an intensely good time. And, as Salma now knows, no one has more fun than babies. And while babies can be a lot of work, they’re still a blast.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“I had a blast at Disney World during my vacation. I really want to go back there someday.”

“I hope you have a blast at your birthday party.”

“Jessica has a blast every time she goes out with Marissa.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

lalobrown have a lot of fun.
by lalobrown
stiva have a fun.
by stiva
Aneet Having a great time, be full of energy.
by Aneet
sofree Having a great happy time, having fun.
by sofree
to have a blast means to have a good time
by Noelia Natalín
enjoying thorougly
by aditi singh
kasiek61 have a fun and, to laugh
by kasiek61
Eydo have a great time, have a lot of fun
by Eydo
ali_nasri having a great and funny time
by ali_nasri
Nanynha66 It means "she's having fun".
by Nanynha66
to have a great time
by festinalente
tanliyoung I guess this word means sb is rather happy and excited.
by tanliyoung
mingkin it means having a nice time
by mingkin

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terry2009

terry2009

Germany

I have a blast with my grilfriend.

04:26 AM Mar 26 2009 |

Jack0398

Jack0398

China

I had thought it means explosion, now I got that it means have a good time. Insteresting!

12:59 AM Mar 26 2009 |

tottochan1986

Viet Nam

so interesting, "blast" only meaning i knew before is "blast" in the top of each blog :D, and now….

12:53 AM Mar 26 2009 |

shad84

shad84

United States

this lesson sucks…..so what does her whinny @ss teaty baby gona teach us anyhows…..holy crap…..snooooot

12:47 AM Mar 26 2009 |

metal21

metal21

Nicaragua

Interesting!!!. I had been so long without visiting this website, but now I am back.

12:33 AM Mar 26 2009 |

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