cherry bomb

noun

a red, globe-shaped firecracker with a long fuse and high explosive capability.

Origin of cherry bomb

1950-1955

First recorded in 1950-55

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There was the time he exploded a cherry bomb in a toilet at school and, as punishment, sent to France as an exchange student.

Growing Up with Bart Simpson Alex Suskind August 31, 2014
We dined together at the White House last Tuesday and I did everything short of putting a cherry bomb in his bug juice.

The Literary Gentleman John Freeman January 30, 2009

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