Bomb

  • 41bomb — 1) vb to put one s tag (personal signature) on a building. From the jargon of graffiti art ists. ► Welcome to a freshly bombed station. (Graffito, East Putney underground sta tion, London, 1988) 2) the bomb n, adj (something) superlative. A vogue …

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  • 42bomb — 1. noun 1) they saw bombs bursting on the runway Syn: explosive, incendiary (device); missile, projectile; dated blockbuster, bombshell 2) countries with the bomb Syn: nuclear weapons, nuclear bombs, atom bombs, A bombs 3) informal …

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  • 43bomb — Noun. 1. Another name for burning cannabis fragments. See blimps for a fuller explanation. Variations include bombies and bombers. 2. A small quantity of illicit drugs wrapped in a handrolling cigarette paper, forming a pill like ball. Made… …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 44bomb*/ — [bɒm] noun [C] I a weapon that is made to explode at a particular time or when it hits something The bomb had been planted in a busy street.[/ex] Bombs fell on the city every night for two weeks.[/ex] II verb bomb [bɒm] 1) [T] to attack a place… …

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  • 45bomb — A vehicle which is in very poor shape, The car is a bomb and not worth a nickel. In contrast, it can mean a vehicle which has great acceleration, The car flew down the track like a bomb …

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  • 46bomb — [17] Bomb is ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and can probably be traced back to Greek bómbos, a word for a booming or buzzing sound. This passed into Latin as bombus, the probable source of Italian bomba, which acquired more explosive… …

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  • 47bomb·er — /ˈbɑːmɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a military aircraft designed for dropping bombs a bomber pilot 2 : a person who takes a bomb to a place so that it will explode there : a person who bombs a place a suicide bomber [=someone who takes a bomb to a… …

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  • 48bomb —    [ volcanic ]    (not preferred)    refer to volcanic bomb …

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  • 49bomb — n Something bad or cheap. The movie was a bomb. 1990s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 50bomb — 1) Prolific graffiti. I m getting smoked by that other writer. He s been bombing every train this week. 2) the best that ever was, the greatest This new restaurant is the bomb! …

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