bombshelln.

Brit.

/ˈbɒmʃɛl/,

/ˈbʌmʃɛl/, U.S.

/ˈbɑmˌʃɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bomb n., shell n.

Etymology: < bomb n. + shell n.

= bomb n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a woman, of startling vitality or physique.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell

cartouche1611

shell1651

bomb1684

bombshell1708

artillery shell1856

plonker1917

streetcar1920

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise

marvelc1300

miracle1586

surprise1592

bricolea1631

surprisal1660

thunderbolt1787

startle1823

start1825

startler1829

eye-opener1833

a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837

shock1841

thunder-clap1852

startlement1867

staggerer1872

thunderstroke1880

Scarborough warning1890

surprise packet1900

bombshell1926

curveball1936

turn-up1942

a turn-up for the book(s)1948

conversation stopper1959

left turn1986

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman

morsela1450

honeypot1618

enchantera1704

peach1710

enchantress1713

sparkler1713

enslaver1728

witch1740

fascinatress1799

honey1843

biscuit1855

fairy1862

baby1863

scorcher1881

cracker1891

peacherino1896

hot tamale1897

mink1899

hotty?1913

babe1915

a bit of skirt1916

cookie1917

tomato1918

snuggle-pup1922

nifty1923

brahma1925

package1931

ginch1934

blonde bombshell1942

beast1946

smasher1948

a bit of crackling1949

nymphet1955

nymphette1961

fox1963

beaver1968

superbabe1970

brick house1977

nubile1977

yummy mummy1993

1708 London Gaz. No. 4467/3 Kill'd..by a piece of Bomb-Shell.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) II. xiv. 206 The famous..letter, which descended like a bombshell, in the midst of the decorous council-chamber.

1926 M. Sutherland One o' the Herd vii Do you think it was kind to let her think she had plenty and then drop down on her like this? It's a regular bomb-shell.

1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 26 Oct. 337/1 The letters do not drop any historical bombshells.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §184/14 Blonde Bombshell (as a nickname).

1949 A. Hynd We are Public Enemies 41 (Wentworth & Flexner) Bonnie Parker was a rootin', tootin', whisky-drinking blonde bombshell.

1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle iii. 86 Cathy..now had standing and a soubriquet. She became the Merseyside Menace, or, alternatively, the Birkenhead Bombshell.

1955 M. Hastings Cork & Serpent ii. 29 ‘What was she like?’..‘A blonde bombshell I should call her, sir.’

1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1072/3 The bombshell effects..of the intellectual and social crises of late antiquity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bombshell
释义	bombshelln. Brit. /ˈbɒmʃɛl/, /ˈbʌmʃɛl/, U.S. /ˈbɑmˌʃɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bomb n., shell n. Etymology: < bomb n. + shell n. = bomb n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a woman, of startling vitality or physique. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell cartouche1611 shell1651 bomb1684 bombshell1708 artillery shell1856 plonker1917 streetcar1920 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman morsela1450 honeypot1618 enchantera1704 peach1710 enchantress1713 sparkler1713 enslaver1728 witch1740 fascinatress1799 honey1843 biscuit1855 fairy1862 baby1863 scorcher1881 cracker1891 peacherino1896 hot tamale1897 mink1899 hotty?1913 babe1915 a bit of skirt1916 cookie1917 tomato1918 snuggle-pup1922 nifty1923 brahma1925 package1931 ginch1934 blonde bombshell1942 beast1946 smasher1948 a bit of crackling1949 nymphet1955 nymphette1961 fox1963 beaver1968 superbabe1970 brick house1977 nubile1977 yummy mummy1993 1708 London Gaz. No. 4467/3 Kill'd..by a piece of Bomb-Shell. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) II. xiv. 206 The famous..letter, which descended like a bombshell, in the midst of the decorous council-chamber. 1926 M. Sutherland One o' the Herd vii Do you think it was kind to let her think she had plenty and then drop down on her like this? It's a regular bomb-shell. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 26 Oct. 337/1 The letters do not drop any historical bombshells. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §184/14 Blonde Bombshell (as a nickname). 1949 A. Hynd We are Public Enemies 41 (Wentworth & Flexner) Bonnie Parker was a rootin', tootin', whisky-drinking blonde bombshell. 1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle iii. 86 Cathy..now had standing and a soubriquet. She became the Merseyside Menace, or, alternatively, the Birkenhead Bombshell. 1955 M. Hastings Cork & Serpent ii. 29 ‘What was she like?’..‘A blonde bombshell I should call her, sir.’ 1965 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1072/3 The bombshell effects..of the intellectual and social crises of late antiquity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1708
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