bombsite

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See also: bomb site

English

Etymology

From bomb +‎ site.

Pronunciation

Noun

bombsite (plural bombsites)

  1. A place where a bomb has exploded.
    Postwar London remained pockmarked with bombsites for many years.
  2. (colloquial) A very messy place.
    • 2017, Sophie Hénaff, The Awkward Squad:
      All around the neatly arranged victim, the sitting room was a bombsite. Ornaments had been sent tumbling from the shelves , and the ground was littered with the debris of shattered porcelain animals. In the foreground of the photograph were the splintered remains of a pink poodle barometer promising fair weather.
    • 2023, Jeff Apter, Chasing the Dragon: The Life and Death of Marc Hunter:
      The kitchen was a bombsite—-unwashed dishes, food scraps and mess everywhere.
    • 2024, Alison Roberts, The Doctor's Promise
      Look, if you don't fancy the doctors' quarters, come home with me. The place is a bombsite, what with packing for the trip, but