Citations:'splodey

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English citations of 'splodey and splodey

Adjective: "(slang, childish or humorous) involving or reminiscent of an explosion or explosions"

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  • 2009, Craig Pearson, "Battlefield Is Back!", PC Gamer, Number 187, May 2009, page 49 (image caption):
    Flying fighter planes into this bridge results in 'splodey bridge disease.
  • 2010, Maigen Thomas, "Find a Couch on Craigslist, Not a Boyfriend: A Horror Story About Internet Dating", in The Internet Is Always Right: The Intrepid Media 2009 Collection, Lulu.com (2010), →ISBN, page 240:
    But the world doesn't actually have to end in order for many, many valuable parts of it to be shown in CGI-heavy, ear-punishing 'splodey scenes.
  • 2010, The Official Xbox Magazine, Issues 107-110, page 40:
    Lara fired her trademark pistols while Totec brandished a rifle, and both took advantage of unlimited grenades to unleash some 'splodey fun.
  • 2011, "Acknowledgements", in Anton Strout, Dead Waters, Ace Books (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    [] my agent, Kristine Dahl, and Laura Neely, at ICM, who keep track of the kind of details that make my head all 'splodey; []
  • 2015, Trevor Talley, The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Circuit Power!: Minecraft Redstone and the Keys to Supercharging Your Builds in Sandbox Games, Triumph Books (2015), →ISBN, page 75:
    Common Uses: Mostly just 'splodey stuff, but particularly traps and cannons. Check out the Intermediate Builds section for how to make a real nice TNT cannon.

Adverb: "(slang, childish or humorous) in a manner involving or reminiscent of an explosion"

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  • 2013, Michelle Witte, The Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t), Globe Pequot (2013), →ISBN, page 71:
    Really, though, Jordan just likes making things go 'splodey—and who can blame him? Destruction is fun, especially when it involves un ¡kahoom! muy grande, like taking out the only bridge into town.
  • 2014, Grace McDermott, Mirrorfall, Wibbly Press (2014), unnumbered page:
    'Okay, it's possible I was seeing things, but this is one of those cases where I don't think so. Stuff went 'splodey, then there was two of me, then there was another you, and the other me was dead, then the other you brought me here.'
  • 2015, Trevor Talley, The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Circuit Power!: Minecraft Redstone and the Keys to Supercharging Your Builds in Sandbox Games, Triumph Books (2015), →ISBN, page 171:
    Just try rebuilding a section of a Redstone build after even a small portion of your work has become damaged, much less after a Creeper has decided to go all splodey on it.