blockbustern.

Brit.

/ˈblɒkˌbʌstə/, U.S.

/ˈblɑkˌbəstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n., -buster comb. form.

Etymology: < block n. + -buster comb. form.

Originally U.S.

a. An aerial bomb carrying a very large explosive charge, sufficient to destroy a whole block of buildings. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > aerial

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs

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suicide bomb1889

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radio bomb1914

marmite1915

pineapple bomb1916

pineapple1918

germ bomb1921

stick-bomb1928

bomblet1937

breadbasket1940

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plastic bomb1944

napalm bomb1945

mail bomb1972

blast bomb1976

1942 Bureau County Democrat (Spring Valley, Illinois) 29 Jan. 2/1 Several hundred of Britain's Lancasters and Halifaxes pounded Berlin with block-busters, the two-ton bombs which shatter a city block.

1966 J. G. Lucas Dateline: Viet Nam 280 The Navy pilot unloads his blockbusters.

2005 A. G. Sherwood Flying 40 Missions with Red 54 This led to the development of new weapons such as the 4,000 pound high capacity Block Buster, which greatly increased the offensive power of RAF's bombers.

b. An exceptionally hard or powerful punch or (sometimes more generally) blow. Now rare except as a contextual use of sense 2.

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1943 Montana Standard 22 May (Home ed.) 10/1 He exploded a right-hand block-buster that dropped the Beau to his finger tips and had the Georgian's knees sagging.

1960 E. Hoagland Circle Home 136 So what to do, stand and trade blockbusters with the guy?

1984 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 7 June 4 b/1 When that punch came it was a blockbuster, a huge right hand that hit Watkins in the jaw and sent him crashing to the canvas.

2. A thing of enormous impact, power, or size, esp. a film, book, or other product which has been conceived on an epic or grandiose scale or which achieves great commercial success; a spectacular, an extravaganza; a bestseller.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder

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astonishment1611

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magnale1623

magnality1646

mirable1646

phenomenon1741

gaping-stock1817

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stunner1829

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doozy1916

doozer1930

heart-stopper1940

blockbuster1942

ooh-ah1957

mind-blower1968

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1942 Nation's Business (U.S.) Nov. 43 (heading) The annual report can be a block-buster, frequently is a dud.

1943 Film Daily (N.Y.) 12 May 4 (advt.) ‘Bombardier’ the block-buster of all action-thrill-service shows! Thunderous thousand-plane world premiere in 50 South-western cities beginning May 16!

1951 N.Y. Times 26 Feb. 21/2 This block-buster of a book is about five times as interesting as the average novel.

2000 Times 25 Apr. i. 20/7 Finney..is currently experiencing something of a career renaissance with the Hollywood blockbuster Erin Brockovich.

2014 New Yorker 27 Jan. 67/2 A company called Carter synthesized that chemical and sold it as Miltown, an anxiolytic that became the first pharmaceutical blockbuster.

3. Chiefly U.S. A person who engages in or is involved in blockbusting (sense 2); esp. a real estate agent or broker who persuades (esp. white) homeowners to sell property cheaply due to the fear of people of another ethnic or socio-economic group (esp. black people) moving into the neighbourhood, in order to profit by reselling the property at a higher price (often to a member of the incoming group).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > introducing black people into white area > one who

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1951 J. Lait & L. Mortimer Washington Confidential i. vi. 44 Government agents..arrested a Negro woman on narcotics charges and asked her for her occupation. She replied with dignity, ‘I'm a block-buster.’

1953 W. R. Manchester City of Anger 127 We got a blockbuster after our block and somebody wants to sell.

2008 Weekly Standard (Washington, D.C.) 16 June 19 White flight was transforming Chicago, goosed by racial panic and the sleazy importunities of ‘blockbusters’.

Compounds

As a modifier, with the senses ‘resembling a blockbuster (in sense 1 ’, ‘that is a blockbuster (in sense 2); that has an enormous impact’.

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1942 Hammond (Indiana) Times 30 Sept. 21/1 They have a versatile running and passing attack and two block-buster backs..who’ll wreck many a high school line this year.

1989 San Diego Oct. 58/2 Small films with teensy budgets..should be judged using..different standards than blockbuster movies.

2001 C. Freeland But is it Art? iv. 102 The shift to corporate sources coincides with the rise of the ‘blockbuster’ exhibition, where funders expect a lot of ‘bang for their bucks’.

2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 6 Sept. c3/1 The time-twisting ‘Tenet’—Hollywood's first blockbuster release in about six months—is a lot to take in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blockbuster
释义	blockbustern. Brit. /ˈblɒkˌbʌstə/, U.S. /ˈblɑkˌbəstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n., -buster comb. form. Etymology: < block n. + -buster comb. form. Originally U.S. 1. a. An aerial bomb carrying a very large explosive charge, sufficient to destroy a whole block of buildings. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > aerial air bomb1914 blockbuster1942 cookie1942 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs iron bomb1759 suicide bomb1889 crump1914 radio bomb1914 marmite1915 pineapple bomb1916 pineapple1918 germ bomb1921 stick-bomb1928 bomblet1937 breadbasket1940 flash bomb1940 blockbuster1942 butterfly bomb1942 screamer1942 plastic bomb1944 napalm bomb1945 mail bomb1972 blast bomb1976 1942 Bureau County Democrat (Spring Valley, Illinois) 29 Jan. 2/1 Several hundred of Britain's Lancasters and Halifaxes pounded Berlin with block-busters, the two-ton bombs which shatter a city block. 1966 J. G. Lucas Dateline: Viet Nam 280 The Navy pilot unloads his blockbusters. 2005 A. G. Sherwood Flying 40 Missions with Red 54 This led to the development of new weapons such as the 4,000 pound high capacity Block Buster, which greatly increased the offensive power of RAF's bombers. b. An exceptionally hard or powerful punch or (sometimes more generally) blow. Now rare except as a contextual use of sense 2. ΚΠ 1943 Montana Standard 22 May (Home ed.) 10/1 He exploded a right-hand block-buster that dropped the Beau to his finger tips and had the Georgian's knees sagging. 1960 E. Hoagland Circle Home 136 So what to do, stand and trade blockbusters with the guy? 1984 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 7 June 4 b/1 When that punch came it was a blockbuster, a huge right hand that hit Watkins in the jaw and sent him crashing to the canvas. 2. A thing of enormous impact, power, or size, esp. a film, book, or other product which has been conceived on an epic or grandiose scale or which achieves great commercial success; a spectacular, an extravaganza; a bestseller. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder wonderc700 wonderinga1100 selcouthc1175 sellya1200 ferlyc1275 wondernessc1275 wonder thingc1290 adventurec1300 marvelc1300 marvellingc1400 wonderelc1440 signc1450 admiration1490 wonderment1542 wondering stockc1555 miracle-worker1561 singularity1576 stupor mundi1587 miracle1595 marvellation1599 portent1607 astonishment1611 prodigy1616 magnale1623 magnality1646 mirable1646 phenomenon1741 gaping-stock1817 reacher1825 stunner1829 buster1833 caution1834 merry-go-rounder1838 knock-down1843 astonisher1871 marvelry1874 mazer1876 phenom1881 whizzer1888 knock-out1892 whizz1908 doozy1916 doozer1930 heart-stopper1940 blockbuster1942 ooh-ah1957 mind-blower1968 stonker1987 1942 Nation's Business (U.S.) Nov. 43 (heading) The annual report can be a block-buster, frequently is a dud. 1943 Film Daily (N.Y.) 12 May 4 (advt.) ‘Bombardier’ the block-buster of all action-thrill-service shows! Thunderous thousand-plane world premiere in 50 South-western cities beginning May 16! 1951 N.Y. Times 26 Feb. 21/2 This block-buster of a book is about five times as interesting as the average novel. 2000 Times 25 Apr. i. 20/7 Finney..is currently experiencing something of a career renaissance with the Hollywood blockbuster Erin Brockovich. 2014 New Yorker 27 Jan. 67/2 A company called Carter synthesized that chemical and sold it as Miltown, an anxiolytic that became the first pharmaceutical blockbuster. 3. Chiefly U.S. A person who engages in or is involved in blockbusting (sense 2); esp. a real estate agent or broker who persuades (esp. white) homeowners to sell property cheaply due to the fear of people of another ethnic or socio-economic group (esp. black people) moving into the neighbourhood, in order to profit by reselling the property at a higher price (often to a member of the incoming group). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > introducing black people into white area > one who blockbuster1951 1951 J. Lait & L. Mortimer Washington Confidential i. vi. 44 Government agents..arrested a Negro woman on narcotics charges and asked her for her occupation. She replied with dignity, ‘I'm a block-buster.’ 1953 W. R. Manchester City of Anger 127 We got a blockbuster after our block and somebody wants to sell. 2008 Weekly Standard (Washington, D.C.) 16 June 19 White flight was transforming Chicago, goosed by racial panic and the sleazy importunities of ‘blockbusters’. Compounds As a modifier, with the senses ‘resembling a blockbuster (in sense 1 ’, ‘that is a blockbuster (in sense 2); that has an enormous impact’. ΚΠ 1942 Hammond (Indiana) Times 30 Sept. 21/1 They have a versatile running and passing attack and two block-buster backs..who’ll wreck many a high school line this year. 1989 San Diego Oct. 58/2 Small films with teensy budgets..should be judged using..different standards than blockbuster movies. 2001 C. Freeland But is it Art? iv. 102 The shift to corporate sources coincides with the rise of the ‘blockbuster’ exhibition, where funders expect a lot of ‘bang for their bucks’. 2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 6 Sept. c3/1 The time-twisting ‘Tenet’—Hollywood's first blockbuster release in about six months—is a lot to take in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1942
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