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f-bomb

British

noun

informal to use the word fuck in a situation where it will cause great offence

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Etymology

Origin of f-bomb

C20: a play on _A-bomb and _H-bomb , alluding to their explosive impact

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A video circulating around the Internet has social media users divided over whether “Sesame Street” character Grover dropped the f-bomb.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2018

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