'splodey meaning (childish): definition, etymology and quotations

'splodey

adj

Etymology 'splode (a contracted form of explode) + -y

Childish, Humorous, Slang Involving or reminiscent of an explosion or explosions.

Lara fired her trademark pistols while Totec brandished a rifle, and both took advantage of unlimited grenades to unleash some 'splodey fun.2010, The Official Xbox Magazine, numbers 107-110, page 40:
[…] my agent, Kristine Dahl, and Laura Neely, at ICM, who keep track of the kind of details that make my head all 'splodey; […]2011, "Acknowledgements", in Anton Strout, Dead Waters, Ace Books (2011), unnumbered page

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Common Uses: Mostly just 'splodey stuff, but particularly traps and cannons. Check out the Intermediate Builds section for how to make a real nice TNT cannon.2015, Trevor Talley, The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Circuit Power!: Minecraft Redstone and the Keys to Supercharging Your Builds in Sandbox Games, Triumph Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 75:

adv

Etymology 'splode (a contracted form of explode) + -y

Childish, Humorous, Slang In a manner involving or reminiscent of an explosion.

Really, though, Jordan just likes making things go 'splodey—and who can blame him? Destruction is fun, especially when it involves un ¡kahoom! muy grande, like taking out the only bridge into town.2013, Michelle Witte, The Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t), Globe Pequot, published 2013, →ISBN, page 71:
'Okay, it's possible I was seeing things, but this is one of those cases where I don't think so. Stuff went 'splodey, then there was two of me, then there was another you, and the other me was dead, then the other you brought me here.'2014, Grace McDermott, Mirrorfall, Wibbly Press (2014), unnumbered page

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Just try rebuilding a section of a Redstone build after even a small portion of your work has become damaged, much less after a Creeper has decided to go all splodey on it.2015, Trevor Talley, The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Circuit Power!: Minecraft Redstone and the Keys to Supercharging Your Builds in Sandbox Games, Triumph Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 171: