"eyebomb" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈaɪ.bɒm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪ.bɑm/ [General-American] Forms: eyebombs [present, singular, third-person], eyebombing [participle, present], eyebombed [participle, past], eyebombed [past]
Etymology: From eye + bomb. Etymology templates: {{com|en|eye|bomb}} eye + bomb Head templates: {{en-verb}} eyebomb (third-person singular simple present eyebombs, present participle eyebombing, simple past and past participle eyebombed)
  1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive Related terms: eyebombing, eyerape
    Sense id: en-eyebomb-en-verb-q69tDlGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(rare, transitive, intransitive) To stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places."
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