[Freefspruptpx]

I always interpreted that as a negative saying but urbandictionary says differently. What exactly does it mean when someone says that a woman is a "bombshell"?

[Tibaveriafark]

I'd always assumed it meant stunningly if not devastatingly beautiful and attractive. For example blond bombshell. I guess bombshell as in shocking beauty.

I hope you didn't pass up a date because someone told you the girl was a bombshell

[Jadldqys]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombshell

Bombshells are a special kind of sex symbol. Bombshells are popular icons recognized for their curves, sex appeal and larger than life personas. The term carries an implication of a voluptuous female sex icon. Some icons of popular culture who have widely been referred to as a "Bombshell" include Jean Harlow, who starred in the 1933 film Bombshell, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot, Lana Turner, Kim Novak, Sophia Loren, and, in more recent popular culture, Anna Nicole Smith, Pamela Anderson, and Monica Bellucci.
During World War II, "Bombshell Girl" referred to the "pinup" girls who were painted onto the sides of WWII planes, bombers, and their bombs. Such photos are now readily available on the internet and historical archives. For many, sex and vehicles are intertwined symbols. See Howard Hughes, Top Gun, etc. Carefully maintained machinery was referred to with terms of endearment. The military evidentially allowed artists to create such work for amusement and recreational viewing in order to help boost morale for the pilots and other military personnel, perhaps as a replacement for a photo of the girl back at home.

Other connotations

The term bombshell is also commonly used as an expression describing a sudden/unexpected event. For example, one may "drop a bombshell" in the form of releasing some controversial statements made by a prominent person. This is the original figurative sense of the term, dating back to 1860

[LfYaRf1S]

Yup, always thought along the lines of what Slade posted.
Sure you're not thinking of 'bomb site'?

[Enalsebeerkawl]

Yeah bombshell to me was always associated with beautiful dropdead gorgeous women.

[Freefspruptpx]

Hmm guess I just have different tastes than my friends.

[GDRussiayear]

Hmm guess I just have different tastes than my friends.

that isn't a bad thing however

[johnteriz]

bombshell make me think of "mindless boobs"... so i don't call anyone bombshell...

[Freefspruptpx]

bombshell make me think of "mindless boobs"... so i don't call anyone bombshell...

Thats what I think of when I hear bombshell too but I guess that's not what most people mean.

[TyncTyncSah]

when i hear it i think of a shell casing of a bomb.


anyone?