Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

money bomb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ey bomb
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intense, short-term Internet fundraising campaign, usually taking 24 hours or less.

American usage

Example Sentences

"He set up a website that solicited pledges for contributions to be made directly to the Paul campaign on that day — a technique that became known as a "money bomb," which he used again to such great effect Sunday."
"After the November 5th money bomb, an Obama supporter tried to have a money bomb for Obama."

Etymology

Coined in 2007 by the presidential campaign of Ron Paul.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

money bombs (plural)

Synonyms

fundraising bomb

Questions

What does money bomb mean?: An intense, short-term Internet fundraising campaign, usually taking 24 hours or less.
Where does money bomb come from?: Coined in 2007 by the presidential campaign of Ron Paul.

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