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axe bomb

axe bomb verb: to prank or vandalize a space by rigging a can of Axe (or a similar aerosol deodorant) so that its trigger stays depressed, then throwing or placing it into an enclosed area so it continuously sprays and fills the space with overwhelming fragrance.

Verb

axe bomb (third-person singular simple present axe bombs, present participle axe bombing, simple past and past participle axe bombed)

  1. (neologism, slang, transitive) To prank or vandalize a space by rigging a can of Axe (or a similar aerosol deodorant) so that its trigger stays depressed, then throwing or placing it into an enclosed area so it continuously sprays and fills the space with overwhelming fragrance.
    • Lol @macksmith12 throwback to axe bombing Ian's room 😂😂2015 May 13, ємιℓу (@emm_hazey), Twitter
    • tactically axe bombing the moshpit at the sematary show2024 March 23, dyl 🏳️⚧️ (@inb4zem), Twitter

Forms of axe bomb

third-person singular presentaxe bombs
present participleaxe bombing
past participleaxe bombed
pastaxe bombed

Origin of axe bomb

From Axe (“a brand of aerosol deodorant”) + bomb.

Questions about axe bomb

What does axe bomb mean?
Axe bomb means to prank or vandalize a space by rigging a can of Axe (or a similar aerosol deodorant) so that its trigger stays depressed, then throwing or placing it into an enclosed area so it continuously sprays and fills the space with overwhelming fragrance.
What part of speech is axe bomb?
Axe bomb is a verb.
What is the past tense of axe bomb?
The past tense of axe bomb is axe bombed.

Words near axe bomb in the dictionary

  1. axblades
  2. Axbridge
  3. Axcell
  4. Axcells
  5. axe
  6. axe bomb
  7. axe bombed
  8. axe bombing
  9. axe bombings
  10. axe bombs
  11. Axe Creek

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