"holy hand grenade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holy hand grenades [plural]
Etymology: A reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a fictional weapon featured in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=holy hand grenade}} holy hand grenade (plural holy hand grenades)
  1. (chiefly video games) A fictional weapon, usually gilded with gold and adorned with Christian symbolism such as crosses, which is a much more powerful version of a standard hand grenade or explosive. Categories (topical): Explosives, Video games Hypernyms: hand grenade
    Sense id: en-holy_hand_grenade-en-noun-W3jGVybB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games

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