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fire in the hole en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A warning of an imminent explosion in a confined space, especially a grenade or blasting charge.
  2. (broadly, humorous) A warning of any imminent explosive detonation.
    • Before screaming “Fire in the hole!” and detonating a cache of confiscated fireworks on a residential street two years ago, Los Angeles police Det. Damien Levesque repeatedly walked away from critical discussions about the safety of the operation. 2023 July 14, Brittney Mejia, Libor Jany, Richard Winton, “LAPD refused to ID officers behind a huge fireworks explosion. Now we have their names”, in Los Angeles Times:
    • […] fire-in-the-hole farts and the unwholesome sounds of a Niagara Falls of diarrhea filling the sink rim to the brim. 2023, Don H. Corrigan, "I fart in your general direction!": Flatulence in Popular Culture (page 102)
  3. (slang) A generalized warning that something is about to happen.

Synonyms

watch out · look out · heads up

Translations (4)

de volle Deckung (Translations) · fr tout le monde à couvert! (Translations) · sv tänt var det här (Translations) · sv eld i berget (Translations)