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Italian · Joy & Hype

Una bomba!

OO-nah BOM-bah · /ˈu.na ˈbom.ba/

A blast / amazing / dynamite

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"A bomb"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Same metaphor as English "the bomb": a thing so good it explodes. A dish, a night out, a song — "una bomba." "Andare a bomba" also means to go flat-out. Wholesome slang.

Heard in the wild

Questa pizza è una bomba.

This pizza is dynamite.

Where it lands

Universal across Italy

Quick answers

What does "Una bomba!" mean?
In Italian, "Una bomba!" means "A blast / amazing / dynamite". Literally it's "A bomb". Same metaphor as English "the bomb": a thing so good it explodes. A dish, a night out, a song — "una bomba." "Andare a bomba" also means to go flat-out. Wholesome slang.
Is "Una bomba!" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "Una bomba!"?
Say it "OO-nah BOM-bah" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ˈu.na ˈbom.ba.

Related in Italian

Figo! FEE-go Cool! / Awesome! / Sick! Che figata! kay fee-GAH-tah How awesome! / So cool! Grande! GRAHN-day Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go! Da paura! dah pah-OO-rah Awesome! / Insanely good! Spacchi! SPAHK-kee You rock! / You're killing it! Che goduria! kay go-DOO-ryah Sheer bliss! / So satisfying!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "That's awesome".

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