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cherry bomb

noun

  1. a red, globe-shaped firecracker with a long fuse and high explosive capability.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cherry bomb1

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

There was the time he exploded a cherry bomb in a toilet at school and, as punishment, sent to France as an exchange student.

We dined together at the White House last Tuesday and I did everything short of putting a cherry bomb in his bug juice.

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