"asplode" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈsploʊd/ Forms: asplodes [present, singular, third-person], asploding [participle, present], asploded [participle, past], asploded [past]
Etymology: Lax pronunciation of explode. Possibly popularized by Strong Bad Email, an animated Internet cartoon associated with Homestar Runner. Etymology templates: {{m|en|explode}} explode Head templates: {{en-verb}} asplode (third-person singular simple present asplodes, present participle asploding, simple past and past participle asploded)
  1. (humorous) To explode. Wikipedia link: Homestar Runner Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-asplode-en-verb--xNl3kvv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for asplode meaning in English (1.8kB)

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