A sudden and dramatic puncture in a pneumatic tire.
When a tire bursts and suddenly loses its air while you are driving, you have a blowout.
ETYM Old Eng. glotonie, Old Fren. glotonie, gloutonnie.
1. Eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); SYN. overeating, gula.
2. Habitual eating to excess.
(British slang) A large satisfying meal.