bombshell
noun/ˈbɒmʃel/
/ˈbɑːmʃel/
[usually singular] (informal)- an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant
- The news of his death came as a bombshell.
- She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bombshell- be
- come as
- drop
- …
- come
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- a very attractive woman
- a blonde bombshell
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