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holy hand grenade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
holy hand -grenade
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional weapon, usually gilded with gold and adorned with Christian symbolism such as crosses, which is a much more powerful version of a standard hand grenade or explosive.

noun

A globus cruciger.

Humorous

Etymology

A reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a fictional weapon featured in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The weapon is a satirical interpretation of a globus cruciger (specifically, the Sovereign's Orb), hence Sense 2. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series.

Usage

Inflected Forms

holy hand grenades (plural)

Questions

What does holy hand grenade mean?
A fictional weapon, usually gilded with gold and adorned with Christian symbolism such as crosses, which is a much more powerful version of a standard hand grenade or explosive.
Where does holy hand grenade come from?
A reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a fictional weapon featured in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The weapon is a satirical interpretation of a globus cruciger (specifically, the Sovereign's Orb), hence Sense 2. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series.

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