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Webster 1913 Edition

Bombshell

Bomb′shellˊ

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Noun.

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A bomb. See

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Noun.

Definition 2024

bombshell

bombshell

English

Noun

bombshell ‎(plural bombshells)

a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact
something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational
(by extension) someone who is very attractive (compare sex symbol)
Diana Dors, the "1950s blonde bombshell" ...

Translations

a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact

French: bombe (fr) f, obus (fr) m
German: Bombe (de) f
Greek: οβίδα (el) f ‎(ovída)
Icelandic: sprengja (is) f, sprengikúla f

Italian: bomba (it) f, granata (it) f
Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, granada (pt) f
Russian: бо́мба (ru) f ‎(bómba), снаря́д (ru) m ‎(snarjád)
Spanish: bomba (es) f, bombazo m

something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational

Finnish: pommi (fi)
French: surprise (fr) f, bombe (fr) f (colloquial)
German: Bombe (de)
Icelandic: óvænt atvik n, (thunder from a clear sky) þruma úr heiðskíru lofti f, stórviðburður m, æsifréttaefni n, æsifregn (is) f

Italian: notizia clamorosa f
Polish: sensacja (pl) f
Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, sensação (pt) f
Russian: сенса́ция (ru) f ‎(sensácija), бо́мба (ru) f ‎(bómba)
Spanish: bombazo m

someone who is very attractive

Finnish: seksipommi, povipommi (fi)
French: bombe (fr) f (slang)
German: Sexbombe f
Greek: σεξοβόμβα f ‎(sexovómva)
Hungarian: bombázó (hu), szexbomba

Italian: schianto (it) m
Polish: seksbomba (pl) f
Russian: секс-бо́мба (ru) f ‎(seks-bómba)
Spanish: pibón (es) m, bombón (es) m