Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

r-bombing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: r-bomb-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of leaving someone's text message on read without replying.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of R-bomb

verb

present participle of r-bomb

Example Sentences

"However, being the victim of R-bombing may occasionally lead to obsessive behaviour, warns Preece, i.e. repeatedly checking to see if that person has been online or active on other forms of social media."
"The best way to deal with R-bombing, in our humble opinion, is to remain chill."
"Months later when I bumped into her it turned out that she had swapped phones with her husband who isn't the best at passing on messages. So while R-bombing is a crap way to end a relationship, it's not always what it seems."
"There's no excuse for r-bombing!"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does r-bombing mean?: The act of leaving someone's text message on read without replying.

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