BLOCKBUSTER


Meaning of BLOCKBUSTER in English

/ ˈblɒkbʌstə(r); NAmE ˈblɑːk-/ noun

( informal ) something very successful, especially a very successful book or film / movie :

a Hollywood blockbuster

►  block·bust·ing adjective :

a blockbusting performance

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets): from block + buster .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.