explodey
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explodey (comparative more explodey, superlative most explodey)
- (slang) Explosive; tending to explode.
- 1907, Eleanor Gates, Cupid, the Cow-Punch, page 48:
- Somehow, though, as the parson come 'long- side the post-office, most anybody wouldn't 'a' liked the way thinks looked. You could sorta smell somethin' explodey.
- 2004, Kaz Cooke, Kid Wrangling: Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers, and Little Kids, page 151:
- The first sleep through is often a big surprise to the parents, especially a breastfeeding mom with explodey-feeling boobs.
- 2005, Katie Maxwell, Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties, page 109:
- I patted Fang's sides for his spleen, wondering just what I was going to do if I could feel it all swollen and explodey and stuff.
- 2007, Charles Stross, Halting State, page 319:
- The display has little explodey pink love-hearts twinkling and falling to either side of the multi-coloured numbers.
- 2009, Jen Lancaster, Pretty in Plaid, page 127:
- The show will be just like Woodstock, only, you know, more explodey.
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