cherry bomb

noun

: a powerful globular red firecracker

Examples of cherry bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
This is less serious debate than the tossing of cherry bombs at straw men. Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012 Ground salutes like cherry bombs are prohibited in the state. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024 Some examples, according to the North Metro Fire District, include bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, cherry bombs and M-80s. John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 June 2024 And the parting profile is one best defined as a cherry bomb. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cherry bomb 

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cherry bomb was in 1953

Dictionary Entries Near cherry bomb

Cite this Entry

“Cherry bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry%20bomb. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on cherry bomb

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!