calorie bomb

noun

Food that contains an excessive and unhealthy amount of calories.

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Meanings

nouncalorie bomb (plural calorie bombs)

plural calorie bombs

  1. colloquialFood that contains an excessive and unhealthy amount of calories.

    Or is it the nutritional opposite: a calorie bomb of full-fat chocolate ice cream, whole milk, and sugary syrup?

    2017, Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness, Peak Performance […] , Rodale, →ISBN, page 67
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    However, cheese is a calorie bomb. Add cheese to restaurant-sized portions and it's more like an atomic calorie bomb.

    2016, Sharee Samuels, A Funeral for My Fat […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

Translations

Finnish kaloripommi
  • kaloripommiTranslations
German Kalorienbombe
  • KalorienbombeTranslations
Hungarian kalóriabomba
  • kalóriabombaTranslations
Japanese カロリー爆弾
  • カロリー爆弾Translations
Korean 칼로리 폭탄
  • 칼로리 폭탄 (kallori poktan)Translations
Polish bomba kaloryczna
  • bomba kalorycznaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

calorie bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorie%20bomb

MLA

“calorie bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorie%20bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calorie bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calorie%20bomb.

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