Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop a bombshell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: drop a bomb-shell
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.

Example Sentences

"When the two men got together to discuss contract arrangements, the challenger dropped a bombshell. "If you lie down you can have the whole purse — $10,000," O'Brien told him.²³"
"John and Rick were knee-deep in pre-production when the client dropped a bombshell: Both of the tax services spots had been killed, but they still needed to air something in the same time frame."
""Yeah, you are my baby's daddy. Well I have to leave, but we'll be in touch." Asia dropped a piece of paper on my desk and walked out the door with a huge smile on her face.[…]How could Asia just come in and drop a bombshell and then walk out like there was nothing to it?"

Inflected Forms

drops a bombshell (present, singular) dropping a bombshell (participle, present) dropped a bombshell (participle, past) dropped a bombshell (past)

Synonyms

drop a bomb

Questions

What does drop a bombshell mean?: To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.

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