cherry bomb
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“It’s maybe an M-80 or a cherry bomb, but the explosion wasn’t just like a firecracker or an M-80, it actually had some pyrotechnics to it, so it was fairly large.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
After the band finished one of her newer songs, a euphoric disco cherry bomb called Tomorrow, she carried on the chorus a capella, apparently having the time of her life.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2022
The cherry bomb on top was a photo from first lady Melania Trump’s Twitter account that appeared to feature a grinning president with a 2-month-old infant who was orphaned during the El Paso shooting.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2019
“When you put an atomic bomb on a place it will materially change the place – but a cherry bomb probably won’t change the buildings or anything else,” he said.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 2017
This could have been the work of a cherry bomb.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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