"axe bombing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: axe bombings [plural]
Etymology: From Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bombing. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Axe|bombing|t1=a brand of aerosol deodorant}} Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bombing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} axe bombing (usually uncountable, plural axe bombings)
  1. (slang, neologism) The act of tying down the trigger of a can of aerosol deodorant and throwing it into an enclosed space, as a prank. Tags: neologism, slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-axe_bombing-en-noun-koBilg-r Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb

Etymology: From Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bombing. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Axe|bombing|t1=a brand of aerosol deodorant}} Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bombing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} axe bombing
  1. present participle and gerund of axe bomb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: axe bomb
    Sense id: en-axe_bombing-en-verb-9yZV~pEX

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