cluster F-bomb

English

Etymology

Blend of cluster bomb +‎ F-bomb. Coined by TV Tropes user SAMAS in 2007.

Noun

cluster F-bomb (plural cluster F-bombs)

1. (fandom slang) A length of dialogue containing numerous uses of the word fuck.
   • 2015 July 2, PiracyConspiracy, “Has this been done before-”, in Reddit‎^[1], singapore, archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     I'd actually support Yee if he had worded his hate in a less crass manner than he did in his original video. I don't discourage criticising the government or their figureheads, but wording said criticism improperly and loaded full of cluster f-bombs is one way to knock yourself down a few steps on the respect ladder. Criticism in itself is fine, but insult-laced criticism is another thing completely.

   • 2016 November 26, Nadegda, “TBBT -- something wrong”, in rec.arts.tv‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-08-20:

     Nice xenophobic meltdown rant, Trump voter. A feet-stomping tantrum worthy of any two-year-old, though that cluster F-bomb would not ordinarily be associated with that age group.

   • 2018 May 4, M1ghtypen, “Time for the ol' cluster F-bomb!”, in Reddit‎^[3], bertstrips, archived from the original on 2022-08-20:
   • 2018 November 9, Leo40Reddit, “Has this been done before-”, in Reddit‎^[4], DDLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     Only Sayori knows of the legend of that one time Monika dropped a cluster F-bomb...

   • 2020 October 19, satsuyurami, Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     Wow, Cluster F bomb 😟

   • 2021 June 29, Briankelly130, “Kingdom hearts vulgarity tierlist (REDONE)”, in Reddit‎^[6], KingdomHearts, archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     I still fully believe that Roxas would be a heavy swearer. That scene where he destroys the computer would just be a constant cluster F-bomb if he weren't in a Disney game.

   • 2021 August 4, bsa, Twitter‎^[7], archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     The Marines I worked with definitely know how to swear, but they also know when to swear; and that precision F-strikes are far more effective than cluster F-bombs.

   • 2022 January 5, sapphixy, Twitter‎^[8], archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     Gordon to Mike: "Don't point at the customers. We're running a restaurant, not a fucking zoo."
     Have I mentioned that this is uncensored? I love the unbleeped cluster f-bombs.

   • 2022 March 7, ItsKrunchTime, “You can put one f-bomb anywhere in the Halo series. Where do you put it?”, in Reddit‎^[9], HaloStory, archived from the original on 2022-08-20:

     I’d prefer to give Emile or Brohammer a cluster F-Bomb. Both of those characters can get unhinged enough to do it.

Related terms

• precision F-strike