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dal latinoexplodere, infinito presente attivo di explodo, letteralmente "scacciare a suon di fischi", detto degli attori a teatro; utilizzato in inglese con tale significato a partire dal XVI secolo, divenuto poi "mandare via, andare via facendofracasso" (intorno alla metà del XVII secolo) per assumere infine l'accezione moderna verso la fine del XIX secolo