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Definition of bombshell noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bombshell

noun
 
/ˈbɒmʃel/
 
/ˈbɑːmʃel/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant
    • The news of his death came as a bombshell.
    • She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bombshell
    • be
    • come as
    • drop
    bombshell + verb
    • come
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  2. a very attractive woman
    • a blonde bombshell
See bombshell in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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