bombingham
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Birmingham, Alabama, during the time of the civil rights movement, when protesters for and against racial segregation set off 50 dynamite explosions there.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “bombingham” mean?
Birmingham, Alabama, during the time of the civil rights movement, when protesters for and against racial segregation set off 50 dynamite explosions there.
Is “bombingham” formal or informal?
bombingham is generally slang.