Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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n. A spherical, cherry-sized firecracker that generates a high-power explosion.
WordNet
n. a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power
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[[Image:CherryBombGroup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Some of the most common cherry bombs and globe salutes commercially available in the United States. Picture scale: the blue lines in the background are ½-inch apart.
From top left: Kent Cherry Flash Salute, c. 1958; Havre de Grace Cherry Bomb (aka Arrow Brand), c. 1946; Peacock Standard Globe Cracker Bomb (India Export), c. 1995; United Cherry Salute, c. 1964; Row two from left: J.L. Morse Globe Salute, c. 1932; Po Sing Phantom Bomb, c. 1977; National Globe Salute, c. 1937; New Jersey Fireworks Cherry Bomb Salute, c. 1962; Row three: Miller Cherry Bomb, c. 1958; United Globe Salute, c. 1934; Victory Globe Salute, c. 1931; Triumph Colored Marble Flash Salute, c. 1938; Bottom row: United Cherry Salute, c. 1950; Victory Globe Flash Salute, c. 1937; Rozzi Cherry Salute (very faded), c. 1951; Unexcelled Cherry Salute, c. 1934. ]]
A cherry bomb (also known as a globe salute, kraft salute or bangarang) is an approximately spherical exploding firework. Cherry bombs range in size from three-quarters of an inch to one and a half inches (1.9 cm to 3.8 cm) in diameter.
"Cherry Bomb" is a 1976 punk-influenced hard rock single by the all-girl band The Runaways from their self-titled debut album. It is regarded by many as the band's signature song. "Cherry Bomb" was also ranked 52nd on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. Singer/guitarist Joan Jett composed the song with the band's then-manager, Kim Fowley, and would later go on to re-record it with her band The Blackhearts for the 1984 album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth. Cherie Currie also re-recorded "Cherry Bomb" with her identical twin sister, Marie Currie, on their 1997 re-released version of the album Messin' with the Boys.
In the 2005 documentary Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways, Fowley and former Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie claimed that "Cherry Bomb" was quickly written just for Currie to audition for the band, because the band members could not perform the song she originally chose to sing. It reached number 1 on the Japanese chart, and number 106 on the American chart.
Cherry Bomb is an independent action revenge film starring Julin Jean and adult film star Nick Manning, in his first leading role in a mainstream film.
Laura Dennis (born September 3, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Allie. She is well known for working for Great Canadian Wrestling, NCW Femmes Fatales, Shimmer Women Athletes, Shine Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) under the ring name Cherry Bomb. With tag team partner Kimber Lee, collectively known as The Kimber Bombs, they have held the Shine Tag Team Championship and the Shimmer Tag Team Championship both once. She is also the current WSU Champion.
A cherry bomb is a spherically-shaped firework.
Cherry bomb may also refer to:
- Cherry Bomb (book), a book of poetry by Victoria Brown, published by Dostoyevsky Wannabe in 2015.
- Cherry Bomb (film), an 2011 American film
- Cherrybomb (film), a 2009 British film
- "Cherry Bomb" (John Mellencamp song)
- Cherry Bomb (muffler), or "Glasspack", a brand of automotive exhaust systems
- "Cherry Bomb" (The Runaways song), 1976
- Cherry Bomb (wrestler), Canadian professional wrestler Laura Dennis
- Cherry Bomb (album), 2015 studio album by American rapper Tyler, The Creator
- Various cocktails containing cherry juice or cherry liqueur have been called cherry bombs, but the recipes vary greatly.
"Cherry Bomb" is a song by American rock singer John Mellencamp, released as the second single from his ninth studio album The Lonesome Jubilee.
The song was a success in the U.S., reaching #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #12 on the Adult Contemporary Chart and becoming a top ten hit on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached #8.
"Cherry Bomb" is a nostalgic song that reflects back on Mellencamp's teenage years hanging out in clubs with his friends. In a 1989 BBC radio interview, Mellencamp said: "Cherry Bomb is just a name of a club that I made up. The real name of the club was The Last Exit—The Last Exit Teen Club actually was the name of the place. It was a place that we went as kids. The whole world seemed to exist there. Everything that was important happened down in the basement of this church is what it was."
Cherry Bomb is the fourth studio album by American rapper Tyler, The Creator. It was released on April 13, 2015, by Odd Future Records, distributed by RED Distribution. On April 9, 2015, the album was informally announced on iTunes, along with the release of two tracks. The album features guest appearances from Schoolboy Q, Charlie Wilson, Kali Uchis, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Pharrell Williams, among others. The album was supported by two singles; "Deathcamp" and "Fucking Young / Perfect". The snippet of a music video for "Deathcamp" was sharing with a music video for "Fucking Young".
Cherry Bomb received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 69, based on 23 reviews. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week in the United States.
Usage examples of "cherry bomb".
He had to grab her hand to make sure she didn't drop the cherry bomb she still held.
It was as if someone had put a large cherry bomb into a child's toybox.
She nerved herself, clenched her teeth, and hurled a cherry bomb down toward the party.
If we hear him stumbling and thrashing through the brush, this little ol' cherry bomb'll scare the holy shit out of him.
White fire went off so close to Gabriel, out the cockpit window, that for a moment he thought it was Helm again, appearing to drop one last cherry bomb.
If sometimes all he could do was flush a cherry bomb down a public toilet, he would advance chaos by that tiny increment while he awaited opportunities to do greater damage.