English · Idiom Candidate

full blast

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

At maximum volume or intensity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ứng với âm lượng hoặc cường độ tối đa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: something happening with full force of a blast

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The music was playing full blast at the party

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Sense 2

Meaning · English

a term evidently borrowed from the technology of the engine-room, and now frequently used to express the heyday or apogee of anything. As, "By the middle of the day matters were in FULL BLAST, and proceedings generally were very satisfactory."

Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English

Sources & notes

Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “full blast” mean?

At maximum volume or intensity Literally: something happening with full force of a blast

Is “full blast” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.