Bombshell
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For other uses, see Bombshell (disambiguation).
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[edit] Sexual connotations
The term bombshell is a forerunner to the sex symbol and originally used to describe popular female sex icons.
Bombshells are a special kind of sex symbol. Whereas nearly any notable entertainer can qualify as a sex symbol, bombshells are popular icons who became legends after they die. They are "entertainers with a sensational effect."
The word often carries an implication of a full-figured (and large-breasted) female sex icon.
[edit] Other connotations
The term bombshell is also commonly used as an expression describing a sudden/unexpected event. For example, one may "drop a bombshell" in the form of releasing some controversial statements made by a prominent person. This is the original figurative sense of the term, dating back to 1860.[1]
[edit] References
- Stephanie Smith, Household Words: Bloomers, sucker, bombshell, scab, nigger, cyber (2006) on changing usage of the word
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