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'splodey

'splodey adjective: involving or reminiscent of an explosion or explosions.

Adjective

'splodey (comparative more 'splodey, superlative most 'splodey)

  1. (childish, humorous, slang) Involving or reminiscent of an explosion or explosions.
    • Lara fired her trademark pistols while Totec brandished a rifle, and both took advantage of unlimited grenades to unleash some 'splodey fun.2010, The Official Xbox Magazine, numbers 107-110, page 40
    • […] my agent, Kristine Dahl, and Laura Neely, at ICM, who keep track of the kind of details that make my head all 'splodey; […]2011, "Acknowledgements", in Anton Strout, Dead Waters, Ace Books (2011), unnumbered page

Adverb

'splodey (comparative more 'splodey, superlative most 'splodey)

  1. (childish, humorous, slang) In a manner involving or reminiscent of an explosion.
    • Really, though, Jordan just likes making things go 'splodey—and who can blame him? Destruction is fun, especially when it involves un ¡kahoom! muy grande, like taking out the only bridge into town.2013, Michelle Witte, The Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t), Globe Pequot, published 2013, →ISBN, page 71
    • 'Okay, it's possible I was seeing things, but this is one of those cases where I don't think so. Stuff went 'splodey, then there was two of me, then there was another you, and the other me was dead, then the other you brought me here.'2014, Grace McDermott, Mirrorfall, Wibbly Press (2014), unnumbered page

Forms of 'splodey

Adjective
comparativemore 'splodey
superlativemost 'splodey
Adverb
comparativemore 'splodey
superlativemost 'splodey

Origin of 'splodey

'splode (a contracted form of explode) + -y

Words that rhyme with 'splodey

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about 'splodey

What does 'splodey mean?
'splodey means involving or reminiscent of an explosion or explosions.
What part of speech is 'splodey?
'splodey can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near 'splodey in the dictionary

  1. 'spires
  2. 'spiring
  3. 'splode
  4. 'sploded
  5. 'splodes
  6. 'splodey
  7. 'sploding
  8. 'splosion
  9. 'splosions
  10. 'sposin'
  11. 'spro

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