bombed-out

bombed-out
adjective Date: 1972 1. destroyed by bombing <
a bombed-out factory
>
2. extremely dilapidated or run-down <
a bombed-out inner-city neighborhood
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • bombed (out) — mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. (Possibly from embalmed.) □ They were bombed and looked nearly dead. □ How can I drive when I’m bombed out? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • bombed out — Adj. Incapacitated by drink or drugs. Also shortened to bombed …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bombed-out ruins — n. debris caused by bombing, ruins as a result of bombing …   English contemporary dictionary

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