fire in the hole

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English[edit]

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Interjection[edit]

fire in the hole!

  1. A warning of an imminent explosive detonation.
    • 2023 July 14, Brittney Mejia, Libor Jany, Richard Winton, “LAPD refused to ID officers behind a huge fireworks explosion. Now we have their names”, in Los Angeles Times[1]:
      Before screaming “Fire in the hole!” and detonating a cache of confiscated fireworks on a residential street two years ago, Los Angeles police Det. Damien Levesque repeatedly walked away from critical discussions about the safety of the operation.
  2. (in particular) A warning of an imminent explosion in a confined space, especially a grenade or blasting charge. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  3. (slang) A generalized warning that something is about to happen.

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(generalized warning):

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