bombshell
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bombshell
- /ˈbɑmʃɛl/ US
- /ˈbɒmʃɛl/ UK
Where it comes from
From bomb + shell. The dating show sense was popularized by the series Love Island in 2015.
noun bombshells
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Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
Similar: bomb[Appendix:Glossary
- Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational. "This—this is a bombshell!" exclaimed the Colonel. "What does it mean?" "Politics," replied Carrados tersely.
- Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol. Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell
- An attractive contestant introduced midway through a dating reality show as a disruptive challenger or game changer. This week, a hot new bombshell enters the villa.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thunderbolt, thunderclap, bombing, cannonball, bomb, pump, nuke, hottie, outrage, scandal, scandalous, disgrace, shellburst, balloon, shelling, mother bomb
Translations
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noun a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact
| Español | bomba, bombazo |
|---|---|
| Português | bomba, granada |
| Français | bombe, obus |
| Deutsch | Bombe, Granate, Explosivgeschoss |
| Italiano | bomba, granata |
| Ελληνικά | οβίδα ovída |
| Русский | бо́мба bómba, снаря́д snarjád |
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