Why is a blowjob called a BLOW-job? shouldn't it be a suck job?

Question

theres no really BLOWing going on, its all sucking and licking...so how did it come to be known as a blow-j?

diabloknk · Accepted Answer

The origin of the term is unclear.

Some linguists think the sexual connotation of "blow job" evolved from "blowoff," an expression meaning to finish off, to climax, to end. "Blowoff" in this sense is related to "blow off steam," to put an end to a emotionally frustrating experience. When a prostitute gave a client a blow job she was helping him "blow off" the steam of sexual arousal. In the 1930s, street-walkers offered oral sex with the phrase "I'll blow you off." It suggests 'I'll cool you down,' 'I'll release your steam.'

Some linguists think the term "blow job" evolved gradually from an eighteenth century European name for a prostitute, blower. A popular name for penis at the time was "whorepipe," and it is easy to see how the woman who played the instrument came to be called a "blower." But was the act called a "blow job?" There's no indication of that.

evander · Accepted Answer

because when we orgasm, it looks like an eruption! the term "blowjob" probably originated from prostitutes (no offense to any women here), who had little knowledge of the english diction. The word "Blow" would be what the common person would say as to the higher class saying words such as "demolitions" or "eruptions".