Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

c-bomb

/ˈsiːbɒm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: c-bomb
IPA: /ˈsiːbɒm/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of cobalt bomb: A type of nuclear bomb encased in cobalt.

noun

The word "cunt".

Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of C-bomb.

Example Sentences

"Unlike steel, cobalt absorbs radioactivity, and in the explosion of a C-bomb, the thick shell of cobalt metal would be blasted apart with such force that the cobalt would be pulverized into very fine dust."
"But we tend to forget the C-bomb, a hydrogen bomb that could 'transmute' an element such as cobalt into a radioactive element about 320 times as powerful as radium."
"However, herein lies the anxiety of using the C-bomb. While I am very happy to use it (a little too liberally admittedly) in my everyday parlance, it still feels slightly shocking to see it written down and one is reminded that, for many, it is still the last word in offensiveness."

Etymology

Abbreviation + bomb. In second sense, after F-bomb etc.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsiːbɒm/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

C-bombs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

c-bomb N-bomb A-bomb H-bomb U-bomb cobalt f-bomb

Synonyms

c-word

Questions

How do you pronounce c-bomb?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːbɒm/.
What does c-bomb mean?: Abbreviation of cobalt bomb: A type of nuclear bomb encased in cobalt.
Where does c-bomb come from?: Abbreviation + bomb. In second sense, after F-bomb etc.

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