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bomb
 
NOUN:Slang. One that fails completely: bust, failure, fiasco, loser, washout. Informal : dud, flop, lemon. See THRIVE.
VERB:Slang. To be unsuccessful: choke, fail, fall through. Informal : fall down, flop. Idioms: fail of success, fall short. See THRIVE.
 
 
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