BOMB

What Does BOMB Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

BOMB means "Excellent" and "Failure."

Excellent

The word BOMB is widely used a synonym of "Excellent" (as in "really cool" or "fantastic"). In this context, it is usually preceded by the word "the" (i.e., it is said as "THE BOMB" (or "DA BOMB"). For example.

• Toni: Have you seen Lee's new car?.
• Jo: I saw it yesterday. It's the BOMB!

Failure

The word BOMB is also used as a synonym of "Failure" (as in "non-success" or "poor attempt"). For example.

• Charlie: How was your date with Fran?
• Jordan: It BOMBED. I never want to see him again!

• Lou: According to the critics, the new movie is going to BOMB at the box office.
• Jo: Great! I hate it when the cinema is full of popcorn-munching dopes.

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When I write BOMB, I mean this:

"Excellent"

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

BOMB
Definition:	Excellent
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Second Definition for BOMB

"Failure" is another definition for BOMB.

BOMB
Definition:	Failure
Type:	Word
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

Example of BOMB Used in a Text

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