BOMBSHELL


Meaning of BOMBSHELL in English

(~s)

A ~ is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.

His resignation after thirteen years is a political ~...

N-COUNT

If someone drops a ~, they give you a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.

He dropped the ~. He told me he was dying.

PHRASE: V and N inflect

see also blonde ~

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