Unhappy in boozer, about to hit the roof

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"explode," 1590s, from blow (v.1) + up (adv.). As a noun, it is recorded from 1809 in the sense "outburst, quarrel." Meaning "enlargement from a photograph" is attested by 1945. Old English had an adjective upablawan "upblown," used of a volcano, etc.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Blow Up is the title of the fourth full-length studio album by The Smithereens . The album charted at #120 in the U.S. in late 1991. The second single, "Too Much Passion", became the group's second top-40 single, peaking at #37. Top of the Pops was released ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: explode , detonate , set off ] make large; "blow up an image" [syn: enlarge , magnify ] [ant: reduce ] get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To explode or be destroyed by explosion. 2 (context transitive English) To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion. 3 (context transitive ...