Bomb (PW) fail, be unsuccessful The whole cast was very sad that the show bombed on Broadway. (MW) 5. failure, flop 7 a British : a great success : hit b slang : one that is striking or extraordinary —used with the new album is the bomb> 9 : something unexpected and unpleasant —often used with drop (freedictionary) an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" dud, turkey, bust, fizzle, flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" |