Bushman's Blow Edit Meaning

1.

The bushman's blow is the act of evacuating your nasal passages in the absence of suitable catching material. Ie, blowing your nose with no hankerchief or tissue or sleeve.

Steps:

1. Squeeze your nostrils together with thumb and index finger.

2. Roll your fingers one up and one down such that one nostril is opened and angled away from your face, and the other is closed.

3. Tilting your head back.

4. Exhale sharply and forcefully.

Performed correctly the bushman's blow can be propelled several metres. Performed incorrectly the bushman's blow can be propelled several cm down ones face.

I shot the opposite side of my shed with my bushman's blow.

See blowing your nose, snot, nose, boogers

2.

the bushman's blow is performed by pressing down one nostril and blowing (as you would into a handkerchief) without a handkerchief or tissue.

if not performed correctly, snotmay land on you

yuk, did you see that guy? he just did a bushman's blow all over that fence

See blow, snot, snot rocket, nostril

3.

The act of riding one's nose of nasal debris using only a nose, a lung and a finger.

Can be summarised in 3 quick and easy steps:

1. Block left nostril

2. Tilt head to the left slightly (to avoid debris)

3. Blow. Hard.

Repeat process for right nostril. Then repeat until mucus has been ejected from nasal cavity.

If bleeding occurs, consult your crack supplier.

Not blowing hard enough will result in mucus swinging back to hit you in the lip, cheek or possibly chin.

Not recommended for use in overly public or indoor areas.

Billy didn't have a tissue handy, but a quick bushman's blow was all that he needed to rid himself of that pesky snotflow.

See snot, tissue, nose, blow