bombshell
Jaw-dropping news item
A bombshell is a bomb dropped from an aircraft, though this literal sense has faded.
The word now primarily means shocking or sensational news: The resignation was a bombshell, drop a bombshell.
Since the mid-20th century, bombshell also describes a strikingly attractive woman, especially a blonde: a blonde bombshell, She was a bombshell in that dress.
Person or thing overwhelming
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- goddessFemale sacred being
- sirenWailing alert device
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
glamour · va-va-voom · pin-up · starlet · sex symbol · showstopper · head-turner · fox
Disgraceful public affair
- exposeMake known publicly
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- leakEscape through a breach
- scoopFirst-reported story
announcement · confession · unveiling · whistleblower · testimony · secrets · admission · headline
stunner
Person or thing overwhelming
femme fatale · glamour · va-va-voom · pin-up · starlet · sex symbol · showstopper · head-turner · fox · vamp
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- exposeMake known publicly
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- leakEscape through a breach
scoop · announcement · confession · unveiling · whistleblower · testimony · secrets · admission · headline · story
detonator
Explosive initiation device
nitroglycerin · C4 · landmine · fuse · shrapnel · blast · plastique · claymore · ordnance · warhead
platinum
Dense precious silvery metal
- peroxideOxygen compound, disinfectant
- MarilynGlamorous fifties actress name
- MonroeFifth American president
Hollywood · bleached · golden · coiffure · iconic · glamorous · waves · retro · vintage · starlet
- Heartthrobsheartthrob, heartthrobs, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Rudolph Valentino
- femme fatalesfemme fatale, seductress, temptress, vixen, enchantress
- attractiveattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, handsome
- celebrity typesdiva, heartthrob, icon, leading man, sex symbol
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
bombshellnon-event
Disappointing lack of significance
anticlimax · old news · foregone conclusion · minor update · nothingburger
bombshellplain Jane
Unremarkable-looking woman
wallflower · frump · mousy
- drop a bombshellAnnounce startling information unexpectedly
- blonde bombshellAlluring fair-haired beauty
- Hollywood bombshellStrikingly attractive film actress