mother of Satan
n.— «Palestinian radicals who have made TATP their explosive of choice call it the Mother of Satan, not only because of its power but because it can prove as dangerous to the bombers as it is to their targets.» —“Terrorist Link Seen In Shoe Explosive Probers Try To Determine If Reid Was Part Of A Duo” by Stephen Kurkjian, Ralph Ranalli Boston Globe Dec. 28, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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