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Meaning of shoeicide bomber | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes.

humorous

Examples

Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential “shoeicide” bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks.”
Reid is the would-be ‘shoeicide’ bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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