Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoeicide bomber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-i-cide bomber
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential “shoeicide” bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks."
"Reid is the would-be ‘shoeicide’ bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives."

Etymology

Blend of shoe + suicide bomber.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

shoeicide bombers (plural)

Questions

What does shoeicide bomber mean?: A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes.
Where does shoeicide bomber come from?: Blend of shoe + suicide bomber.

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