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Let's blow this popsicle stand

Meaning

A casual, slightly goofy way to suggest that it is time to leave a location. It implies you have had enough of the current situation and are ready to go home.

Playful, informal

Used in a sentence

  • This meeting is going nowhere, let's blow this popsicle stand.
  • I am ready for dinner, let's blow this popsicle stand.
  • If you are finished with your drink, let's blow this popsicle stand.

The backstory

This is a mid-20th-century Americanism. It is a playful way to sound like a teenager from a 1950s sitcom.

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