[Ads-l] Is it "bomb" or "bong"?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Bomb.

JL

On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 12:07 PM Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is it "bomb" or "bong" in the phrase "It's the bomb/bong"?  Meaning "real
> good".  Usually a "bomb" is bad.
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