M-80

Powerful cherry bomb

An M-80 is a powerful firecracker, larger and louder than standard fireworks.

Originally developed as military simulators, M-80s became notorious for their explosive force—capable of causing serious injury.

True M-80s are illegal in the United States, though the name is sometimes applied loosely to any large firecracker: Some idiot set off an M-80 in the parking lot.

firework

firecracker

Small celebratory explosive device

cherry bomb · Fourth of July · loud · gunpowder · celebration · illegal · contraband · blast · detonation · sparkler

mischief

prank

Playful trick on someone

teenage · destruction · illegal · reckless · danger · injury · property damage · noise complaint · police · juvenile

military

explosive device

detonator · munition · infantry · combat · shrapnel · charge · artillery · destruction · warfare · tactical

Categories
Opposites
explosive power/intensity

M-80sparkler

Emitting light stick

party popper · snapper · smoke bomb · cap · black snake

spectacle type

M-80sparkler

Emitting light stick

fountain · Roman candle · smoke bomb · morning glory · pinwheel

Family

eighty, eight, eighth, eighties

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG