bombshell
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bombshells
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bombshells
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOMBSHELL
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1
:
something that is very surprising or shocking
— usually singular
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The book was a political bombshell.
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The news of his departure was a bombshell.
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She dropped a bombshell [=she surprised everyone] when she said she wouldn't run for reelection.
2
informal
:
a very attractive woman
— usually used in the phrase blond/blonde bombshell to refer to an attractive woman with blonde hair
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She's a blonde bombshell who looks like a movie star of the 1950s.
