smithereens
noun/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/
/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/
Word Originearly 19th cent.: probably from Irish smidirín.
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See smithereens in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarysmash, blow, etc. something to smithereens
- (informal) to destroy something completely by breaking it into small pieces
- The bomb blew the car to smithereens.
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