mother of all bombs

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What does mother of all bombs mean?

A type of large-yield conventional bomb, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast.

Where does mother of all bombs come from?

From a reinterpretation of the acronym MOAB (originally for "Massive Ordnance Air Blast"), using the mother of all construction.

How to pronounce mother of all bombs

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