molotov cocktail

plural molotov cocktails

1. Alternative letter-case form of Molotov cocktail.

   The post included a picture of a man holding a flaming molotov cocktail, his face painted with the St George flag, emblazoned with the words: “Fcuk Ulez. People must now stand together. If Khan gets in the PURGE must begin with NO REGRETS.”

   2024 April 17, Shanti Das, Jon Ungoed-Thomas, “Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse”, in The Guardian

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   FBI Director Kash Patel’s home is also listed on the map, which uses a molotov cocktail as its cursor. […] On Tuesday, a masked man used molotov cocktails to firebomb a Tesla dealership in Las Vegas before firing rounds into the burning vehicles.

   2025 March 19, Tom Sanders, “Anti-Musk Hackers Share Names and Addresses of Tesla Owners”, in The Daily Beast

plural Molotov cocktails · alternative Molotoff cocktail · alternative molotov cocktail · alternative Molotov's cocktail

1. A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.

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   The site, which appears in the wake of anti-Elon Musk protests across the country, displays names, addresses, and phone numbers of Tesla owners on an interactive map and uses an image of a Molotov cocktail as its cursor. […] In one incident in Las Vegas, an individual dressed in black used Molotov cocktails to ignite five Tesla vehicles at a service center.

   2025 March 19, Dan Cody, “What Is Dogequest? Website Exposes Tesla Owners' Personal Data”, in Newsweek

   Synonyms: mollie, petrol bomb, Bandera smoothie, Molotov, molotov