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atomic F-bomb

atomic F-bomb

8.5
A very strong use of the F-word that shocks people
  • noun
  • Offensive
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  • When the comedian dropped an atomic F-bomb on live TV, the audience gasped in disbelief.

Examples

  • His resignation letter contained an atomic F-bomb that shocked the entire board.

  • She waited until the end of the interview to deliver her atomic F-bomb announcement.

  • He dropped an atomic F-bomb during the meeting.

  • Did she really just say an atomic F-bomb?

  • When the comedian dropped an atomic F-bomb on live TV, the audience gasped in disbelief.

  • She waited until the end of the interview to deliver her atomic F-bomb announcement.

  • His resignation letter contained an atomic F-bomb that shocked the entire board.

Synonyms

expletive
vsatomic F-bomb
  • Offensive
55 8.2

A rude word used to show strong anger or surprise

is a much more shocking and attention-grabbing form of the same exclamation
the f-word
vsatomic F-bomb
  • Offensive
9.9

A polite way to talk about the very rude word 'fuck' without saying it

is the explicit, far more shocking use rather than an indirect name

How Shocking

atomic F-bomb
  • Offensive
8.5
swearword
  • Offensive
1 7.2
expletive
  • Offensive
55 8.2

Surface Forms

atomic F-bomb singular
atomic F-bombs plural

Morphology

atomic + F-bomb

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'atomic' conveys extreme power/intensity and 'F-bomb' denotes an utterance of the f-word, so together they mean an especially powerful or shocking use of that swear. This follows a common adjective + noun intensifier pattern (metaphorical but predictable), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Atomic F-bomb mixes F-bomb, a very strong swear word 'fuck', with atomic, meaning a huge bomb. The picture of a huge bomb going off helps you remember it means 'a shocking, very powerful use of a swear word'.