The Online Slang Dictionary
(American, English, and Urban slang)

Login     Register     Forgot password     Resend confirmation

Definition of time-bomb

time-bomb

  • the source of a bad situation that could erupt at any moment.

    Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

+Add a definition for this slang term

More info:

Interactive stats:

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

None found.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'bomb':

Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool".
Definitions include: very "bomb".
Definitions include: something excellent; "very cool".
Definitions include: something extremely good.
Definitions include: something good, large, or any other thing in that manner.
Definitions include: extremely drunk.
Definitions include: to beat up; "woop (one's) butts".
Definitions include: very good, excellent, the best; "cool"; "awesome". Also bomb; bomby.
Definitions include: to send correspondence in a massive and largely untargeted way.
Definitions include: the word "cunt".
Definitions include: A chair that has been farted into and sent rolling across the room/office to spread the smell and/or deliver the "gift" to someone else.
Definitions include: cool, fun, hip, the best.
Definitions include: a failed "dot com" company.
Definitions include: very good, excellent, the best; "cool".
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".

Other terms relating to 'time':

Definitions include: time to eat.
Definitions include: in a grand way.
Definitions include: an effect in visual media such as movies and video games in which playback is slowed or paused while the camera moves around a moving object such as a bullet.
Definitions include: time spend in front of the TV sitting on one's butt and relaxing.
Definitions include: a period of time during which optimum performance is critical for the successful outcome of a project, process, task, etc.
Definitions include: to serve a sentence in jail or prison.
Definitions include: to do something quickly.
Definitions include: acronym for "Estimated Time of Arrival."
Definitions include: the potential of facilitating one's meeting of other people.
Definitions include: physically near a time zone boundary, the later of the two times.
Definitions include: to be over half an hour late to all gatherings.
Definitions include: a decision that will be made close to the time of acting upon that decision.
Definitions include: to pay attention to a person.
Definitions include: excellent.
Definitions include: Everything's good.

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it(2)  
No longer use it(1)  
Heard it but never used it(3)  
Have never heard it(1)  

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 6 votes: 2%  (See the most vulgar words.)


Least vulgar  
  Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)


Least vulgar  
  Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.


Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/time-bomb">time-bomb</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/time-bomb time-bomb]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.