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eyebomb

UK/ˈaɪ.bɒm/US/ˈaɪ.bɑm/

eyebomb verb: to stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places.

Verb

eyebomb (third-person singular simple present eyebombs, present participle eyebombing, simple past and past participle eyebombed)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places.
    • Ever wondered what Downton’s Lord Grantham would look like with googly eyes? Well even if you didn't he has already been 'eyebombed' by the latest blog to jump on the trend.2013 January 16, Deni Kirkova, “'Eyebombing' is the latest online picture craze ... see celebrities Sofia Vergara, Kim Kardashian and even Lord Grantham given a googly-eyed makeover”, in Daily Mail...
    • They describe places where people look sad as an ideal environment to eyebomb, because it provides the opportunity to brighten peoples busy lives.2020 March 31, Nixie P, “The Origins of Eyebombing”, in Medium, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2023

Forms of eyebomb

third-person singular presenteyebombs
present participleeyebombing
past participleeyebombed
pasteyebombed

Origin of eyebomb

From eye + bomb.

Questions about eyebomb

What does eyebomb mean?
Eyebomb means to stick googly eyes on (inanimate objects) in public places.
What part of speech is eyebomb?
Eyebomb is a verb.
How do you pronounce eyebomb?
Eyebomb is pronounced /ˈaɪ.bɒm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of eyebomb?
The past tense of eyebomb is eyebombed.

Words near eyebomb in the dictionary

  1. eyeblack
  2. eyeblink
  3. eyeblinks
  4. eyebolt
  5. eyebolts
  6. eyebomb
  7. eyebombed
  8. eyebombing
  9. eyebombings
  10. eyebombs
  11. eyeborg

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