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explodey

explodey adjective: explosive; tending to explode.

Adjective

explodey (comparative more explodey, superlative most explodey)

  1. (slang) Explosive; tending to explode.
    • Somehow, though, as the parson come 'long- side the post-office, most anybody wouldn't 'a' liked the way thinks looked. You could sorta smell somethin' explodey.1907, Eleanor Gates, Cupid, the Cow-Punch, page 48
    • The first sleep through is often a big surprise to the parents, especially a breastfeeding mom with explodey-feeling boobs.2004, Kaz Cooke, Kid Wrangling: Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers, and Little Kids, page 151

Examples of explodey in a sentence

  • I patted Fang's sides for his spleen, wondering just what I was going to do if I could feel it all swollen and explodey and stuff.2005, Katie Maxwell, Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties, page 109:
  • The display has little explodey pink love-hearts twinkling and falling to either side of the multi-coloured numbers.2007, Charles Stross, Halting State, page 319:
  • The show will be just like Woodstock, only, you know, more explodey.2009, Jen Lancaster, Pretty in Plaid, page 127:

Forms of explodey

comparativemore explodey
superlativemost explodey

Origin of explodey

From explode + -y.

Words formed from explodey

Questions about explodey

What does explodey mean?
Explodey means explosive; tending to explode.
How do you use explodey in a sentence?
I patted Fang's sides for his spleen, wondering just what I was going to do if I could feel it all swollen and explodey and stuff.
What part of speech is explodey?
Explodey is an adjective.

Words near explodey in the dictionary

  1. exploder
  2. exploders
  3. explodes
  4. explodest
  5. explodeth
  6. explodey
  7. exploding
  8. exploding cucumber
  9. exploding cucumbers
  10. exploding head syndrome
  11. explodingly

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