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noun
- (informal) The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Often used with "the".
- Pakistan and India both have the now.
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noun
- A device filled with explosives used for destroying things.
- (slang): A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- ''That movie was a .
- (AU, US, colloquial, vehicles) A car in poor condition. Used often as old bomb.
Translations: - Dutch: bom(nl)f
- French: bombe(fr)f
- German: Bombe(de)f
- Italian: bomba(it)f
- Spanish: bomba(es)f
verb
- (transitive) To attack something by using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- (slang) To fail spectacularly.
- Despite all the marketing, our product bombed. Nobody would buy it.
- Dunce cap bombed his examination yet again.
Translations: - Dutch: bombarderen(nl)
- French: bombarder(fr)
- German: bombardieren(de)
- Italian: bombardare(it)
- Spanish: bombardear(es), bombear(es)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (bombos) "booming, humming, buzzing" (imitative of the sound itself), also from Latin bombus meaning: a booming sound.
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