The difference between Bomb and Pretty penny
When used as nouns, bomb means an explosive device used or intended as a weapon. the atomic bomb. events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect, whereas pretty penny means a considerable amount of money.
Bomb is also verb with the meaning: to attack using one or more bombs.
Bomb is also adjective with the meaning: great, awesome.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bomb and Pretty penny
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Bomb as a noun (dated):
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. The atomic bomb. Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
Examples:
"During the Cold War, everyone worried about the bomb sometimes."
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Bomb as a noun (slang):
A failure; an unpopular commercial product. A car in poor condition.
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Bomb as a noun (UK, slang):
A large amount of money, a fortune.
Examples:
"make a bomb;  cost a bomb'"
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Bomb as a noun (social):
Something highly effective or attractive. A success; the bomb. A very attractive woman; a bombshell. An action or statement that causes a strong reaction. A long forward pass. A jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, for maximum splashing.
Examples:
"Our fabulous new crumpets have been selling like a bomb."
"It was an ordinary speech, until the president dropped a bomb: he would be retiring for medical reasons."
"Normally very controlled, he dropped the F-bomb and cursed the paparazzi."
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Bomb as a noun:
A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
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Bomb as a noun (chemistry):
A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
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Bomb as a noun (obsolete):
A great booming noise; a hollow sound.
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Bomb as a noun (slang):
A woman's breast.
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Bomb as a noun (wrestling):
A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
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Bomb as a noun (slang):
A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
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Bomb as a noun (colloquial):
An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body.
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Bomb as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
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Bomb as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To fail dismally.
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Bomb as a verb (informal):
To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
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Bomb as a verb (obsolete):
To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
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Bomb as a verb (slang):
To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
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Bomb as a verb (informal):
To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
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Bomb as a verb (slang, reflexive):
To make oneself drunk.
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Bomb as a verb (informal, especially with ''along'', ''down'', ''up'' etc.):
To move at high speed.
Examples:
"I was bombing down the road on my motorbike."
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Bomb as an adjective (slang):
Great, awesome.
Examples:
"Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb!"
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Pretty penny as a noun (idiomatic):
A considerable amount of money; a high price or a high income.
Examples:
"They could charge a pretty penny as they had a captive audience."