blockbuster
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
- Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
- Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
- Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
- A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
- One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
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