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Bomb

Bomb. By: Tori Vinson. Definitions. Bomb (n.) (Fr.) bombe - A deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound (1580) 1909: bomb= explosive device placed by hand or dropped from airplane 1917: military aircraft was given the name “bomber” 1945: we have the “atomic bomb” 1953: bomb= old car

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Bomb

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  1. Bomb By: Tori Vinson

  2. Definitions • Bomb (n.) (Fr.) bombe- A deep, hollow noise; a buzzing or booming sound (1580) • 1909: bomb= explosive device placed by hand or dropped from airplane • 1917: military aircraft was given the name “bomber” • 1945: we have the “atomic bomb” • 1953: bomb= old car • 1954: bomb= success • 1959: bomb= drunk • 1963: bomb= failure

  3. Semantic Shift • 1954: bomb means success • 1959 & 1963: bomb means drunk and failure Extension **Slang uses of this word can be positive AND negative, for example: “That movie was the bomb!” OR “I really bombed that test today.” • Bomb meaning old car in 1953 elevated to meaning success in 1954 Elevation

  4. Synonyms • Noun form: explosive, grenade, projectile, rocket, missile, torpedo • Verb form (to bomb): blow it, flop, go out of business, lose, wipe out • Synonyms from Urban Dictionary: awesome, cool, sweet, hot, dope, amazing, tight, and fail (v.)

  5. Compound Words • Bomber • Bombastic • Bomb squad • Bomb-site • Bomb-cart • Bomb-omb (from mario bros.)

  6. Songs • Eminem- “Drop the bomb on em” • The Gap Band- “You dropped a bomb on me” • Rihanna- “Fire bomb” • Bush- “Bomb” • Oasis- “Love like a Bomb” • The clash- “Spanish Bombs”

  7. Things you can bomb/have been bombed Hiroshima Pearl Harbor

  8. Things that are the bomb

  9. Definitions of today • Bomb: “Off the hook, like really awesome” for example: “That party was the bomb!” –A student here on campus • Bomb: “A compliment, like you’re cool or you did something good.” for example: “Girl, you’re the bomb!” –My 17 year old sister

  10. THE END! • Hopefully my presentation was the bomb and I didn’t bomb it! 

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