bombshell

About 0.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
2. noun Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
3. noun Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

   Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell

4. noun An attractive contestant introduced midway through a dating reality show as a disruptive challenger or game changer.

   This week, a hot new bombshell enters the villa.

Similar words

thunderbolt thunderclap bombing cannonball bomb pump nuke hottie outrage scandal

Often followed by

in of on that to was into and for

Word family

blonde bombshell bombshells