firebomb a Walmart en · VERB
Etymology
From an X (formerly Twitter) post by @LinkofSunshine in November 2023 (see first quotation). Popularized as an Internet meme in 2024. Usage increased with the Democratic Party's presidential campaign and their subsequent loss in 2024.
Meanings
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(Internet, derogatory) To take direct action, in the context that the threats of such action are empty.
Men will literally firebomb a WalMart instead of going to therapy
2024 April 28, @CartoonsHateHer, X (post), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2024:Liberals are always taunting communists about when we will "firebomb a walmart" in protest, and this is when it would actually happen, but by liberals lol
2024 November 10, @mrs_socialista, X (post), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2024:Looks like someone finally firebombed the Walmart
2024 July 13, @getfiscal, X (post), archived from the original on 14 Jul 2024:People on twitter will really be like 'you believe in voting? that pales in effectiveness to my strategy, firebombing a Walmart' and then not firebomb a Walmart
2023 November 3, @LinkofSunshine, X (post):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| firebombs a Walmart | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| firebombing a Walmart | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| firebombed a Walmart | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| firebombed a Walmart | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
LARPer · paper tiger · electoralism · thought-terminating cliché