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The term bombshell is a forerunner to the term "sex symbol" used to describe popular women regarded as very attractive. The Online Etymology Dictionary by Douglas Harper attests the usage of the term in this meaning since 1942. Bombshell has a longer history in its other, more general figurative meaning of a "shattering or devastating thing or ...
a. : one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating. The book was a political bombshell. b. : a person who is the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction. a blonde bombshell [=a glamorously attractive blonde woman]
bombshell noun (WOMAN) [ C ] a very attractive person: a blonde bombshell. (Definition of bombshell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
BOMBSHELL meaning: 1 : something that is very surprising or shocking usually singular; 2 : a very attractive woman usually used in the phrase {phrase}blond/blonde bombshell {/phrase} to refer to an attractive woman with blonde hair.
noun. NAmE//ˈbɑmʃɛl// [usually singular](informal) jump to other results. 1an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasantThe news of his death came as a bombshell.She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving. Take your English to the next level.
Something which arouses great interest or excitement; sensation; specif., a woman with remarkable sex appeal, typically one who is blond and buxom.
An attractive or desirable young woman or (rarely) man. Also derogatory: a woman who has had many…
