blast n. an advertising or marketing message sent in bulk, especially via email. Etymological Note: This is a specialized extension of two more common meanings of blast, defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary as “a forceful attack or...
flash-bang n. an explosive device that emits noise and light but is not intended to cause damage. Editorial Note: Flash-bang grenade is the full, more common, form. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
flash bang n.— «Police Capt. Cunningham cited a December drug raid in which a woman was killed when a police diversionary explosive device, commonly known as a “flash bang,” was hurled into a rock house. Other officers...
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...
mother of Satan n.— «The explosive believed to have been used by the bombers is triacetone triperoxide (TATP), also known as “Mother of Satan” because of its instability and lethality. It can be made from household items...
veebid n.— «The soldiers call them VBIEDs, pronounced VeeBids, for vehicle borne improvised explosive device.» —“Preparing for moving day” by Joel P. Rawson in Samarra, Iraq Providence Journal (R.I...