bombshell
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noun
1.
a bomb.
2.
something or someone having a sudden and sensational effect: The news of his resignation was a bombshell.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (esp formerly) a bomb or artillery shell |
| 2. | a shocking or unwelcome surprise: the news of his death was a bombshell |
| 3. | informal an attractive girl or woman (esp in the phrase blonde bombshell) |
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Bombshell
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
bomb(shell) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
The first bombshell was that the wrong kind of star had blown up.
She intends this to be something of a bombshell: the smoking gun in the form of a spray nozzle, as it were.
Of course they all buzzed when the moon had visibly gone, but then he dropped his bombshell.
The implications of this statistical bombshell are twofold.
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