"axe bomb" meaning in All languages combined

See axe bomb on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: axe bombs [present, singular, third-person], axe bombing [participle, present], axe bombed [participle, past], axe bombed [past]
Etymology: From Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bomb. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Axe|bomb|t1=a brand of aerosol deodorant}} Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bomb Head templates: {{en-verb|axe bombs|axe bombing|axe bombed|axe bombed}} axe bomb (third-person singular simple present axe bombs, present participle axe bombing, simple past and past participle axe bombed)
  1. (slang, transitive, neologism) To prank or vandalize a space by rigging a can of Axe (or a similar aerosol deodorant) so that its trigger stays depressed, then throwing or placing it into an enclosed area so it continuously sprays and fills the space with overwhelming fragrance. Tags: neologism, slang, transitive

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