English
Etymology
blend|shoe|suicide bomber
Noun
en-noun|sg=shoeicide bomber
- jocular A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes.
Quotations
2002, Tamils get toey, in the Herald Sun, April 16, 2002
:Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential �shoeicide� bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks.
2004, Matthew Sussex, European Security After 9/11
:Reid is the would-be �shoeicide� bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives.
Category:English nouns
ru:shoeicide bomber
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