R-bomb

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various shocking or offensive words starting with the letter R.

    "The thirty minutes between her dropping the R-bomb [i.e., reproduction] and the bell for the end of the lesson dragged by with glacial slowness. She might as well not have been there, she felt, for all the attention that was paid."

Verb
  1. 1
    To leave someone's text message on read without replying. neologism, slang, transitive

    "Being r-bombed is roughhh"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of R-bomb. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
leave someone on read

Example

More examples

""Joe," Juan said. "You been r-bombing me." ¶ He turned around and faced Juan. ¶ "Not me," he said. "Dad's got my phone. Wants to know what I'm into.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of read + bomb.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

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