bomb
n.— «Bomb: a diary entry causing alarm but not ticking.» —“Revealed: how to chat up a senior clerk” by Nina Goswami TheLawyer.com July 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What do the names bananaquit, invisible rail, and ticking doradito have in common? They’re all bird names. Doradito is a diminutive of the Spanish word dorado, meaning “golden,” while the ticking probably imitates the bird’s call. The rail in the...
In 1916, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania printed a fanciful item about a local gathering with a guest list that included, among others, Miss Ella Vader, Mr. Ray Zor, and other punny names. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...