yarn bombn.

Brit.

/ˈjɑːn bɒm/, U.S.

/ˈjɑrn ˌbɑm/

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

Etymology: < yarn n. + bomb n. Compare slightly earlier yarn bomb v. Compare also yarnstorm n.

A colourful knitted or crocheted item or motif designed to cover or decorate a public object or monument, as a form of street art; an instance of yarn bombing (cf. yarn bombing n.). Cf. yarnstorm n.

2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Jan. (Globe Life section) l6/3 Yarn bombs..: Measure the chosen piece [of street furniture] and knit or crochet a colourful piece for it. Take this knitted or crocheted ‘bomb’ and sew it in place.

2012 Sunday Times (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 2 Sept. 21 Other people might be in stitches about this yarn bomb attack but I'm feeling pretty needled about the whole thing.

2015 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 15 Unlike spray-painted graffiti, yarn bombs are easily removed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

yarn bombv.

Brit.

/ˈjɑːn bɒm/, U.S.

/ˈjɑrn ˌbɑm/

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

Etymology: < yarn n. + bomb v. Compare slightly later yarn bomb n. and yarn bombing n.

transitive. To cover or decorate (a public object or monument) with colourful knitted or crocheted items and motifs, as a form of street art. Cf. yarnstorm v.

2006 Ottawa Citizen 11 Mar. (Style Weekly section) j7/3 There's a subversive group of knitters in Montrose, Texas..calling themselves Knitta, that say they ‘yarn bomb’ neighbourhoods with knitting graffiti..to help bring a warm, fuzzy feeling to their communities.

2010 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Feb. (Spectrum section) 6 In recent years, guerilla knitters have ‘yarn bombed’ the streets, wrapping sign posts and fire hydrants in brightly coloured wool.

2014 M. McDonald Judy Moody, Mood Martian 119 If I stop now, I'll only have enough finger knitting to yarn bomb a birdhouse!

Derivatives

ˈyarn bomber n. a person who engages in yarn bombing; cf. yarnstormer n. at yarnstorm v. Derivatives and graffiti knitter n. at graffiti n. Compounds.

2009 Sun 22 Jan. 27/1 This amazing new craze..sees knitting fans descend on streets and wrap public property in cosy woolly jackets... Yarnbombers then take photos of their colourful ‘art’ and post them on internet fansites.

2013 R. Bramall Cultural Politics Austerity ii. 32 Austerity discourse has produced or informed many emergent subject positions: guerilla knitters, yarn bombers.., foragers, craftivists.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yarn bomb
释义	yarn bombn. Brit. /ˈjɑːn bɒm/, U.S. /ˈjɑrn ˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yarn n., bomb n. Etymology: < yarn n. + bomb n. Compare slightly earlier yarn bomb v. Compare also yarnstorm n. A colourful knitted or crocheted item or motif designed to cover or decorate a public object or monument, as a form of street art; an instance of yarn bombing (cf. yarn bombing n.). Cf. yarnstorm n. Π 2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Jan. (Globe Life section) l6/3 Yarn bombs..: Measure the chosen piece [of street furniture] and knit or crochet a colourful piece for it. Take this knitted or crocheted ‘bomb’ and sew it in place. 2012 Sunday Times (N. Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 2 Sept. 21 Other people might be in stitches about this yarn bomb attack but I'm feeling pretty needled about the whole thing. 2015 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 15 Unlike spray-painted graffiti, yarn bombs are easily removed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). yarn bombv. Brit. /ˈjɑːn bɒm/, U.S. /ˈjɑrn ˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yarn n., bomb v. Etymology: < yarn n. + bomb v. Compare slightly later yarn bomb n. and yarn bombing n. transitive. To cover or decorate (a public object or monument) with colourful knitted or crocheted items and motifs, as a form of street art. Cf. yarnstorm v. Π 2006 Ottawa Citizen 11 Mar. (Style Weekly section) j7/3 There's a subversive group of knitters in Montrose, Texas..calling themselves Knitta, that say they ‘yarn bomb’ neighbourhoods with knitting graffiti..to help bring a warm, fuzzy feeling to their communities. 2010 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Feb. (Spectrum section) 6 In recent years, guerilla knitters have ‘yarn bombed’ the streets, wrapping sign posts and fire hydrants in brightly coloured wool. 2014 M. McDonald Judy Moody, Mood Martian 119 If I stop now, I'll only have enough finger knitting to yarn bomb a birdhouse! Derivatives ˈyarn bomber n. a person who engages in yarn bombing; cf. yarnstormer n. at yarnstorm v. Derivatives and graffiti knitter n. at graffiti n. Compounds. Π 2009 Sun 22 Jan. 27/1 This amazing new craze..sees knitting fans descend on streets and wrap public property in cosy woolly jackets... Yarnbombers then take photos of their colourful ‘art’ and post them on internet fansites. 2013 R. Bramall Cultural Politics Austerity ii. 32 Austerity discourse has produced or informed many emergent subject positions: guerilla knitters, yarn bombers.., foragers, craftivists. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.2009v.2006
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