See bombshell on Wiktionary
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"text": "The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact",
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"sense": "something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational",
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"word": "notizia clamorosa"
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"sense": "something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational",
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"sense": "something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational",
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"feminine"
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"sense": "something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational",
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"masculine"
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"word": "bombe"
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"word": "avion de chasse"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"word": "bonnasse"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"feminine"
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"word": "Sexbombe"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Granate"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sexovómva",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"word": "bombázó"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"word": "szexbomba"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "kynbomba"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leadhb"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"word": "bean bhreá"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"word": "spéirbhean"
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "stumpa"
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"word": "schianto"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "seksbomba"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
"word": "avião"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sɛks-bómba",
"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"word": "секс-бо́мба"
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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"sense": "someone who is very attractive",
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