blockbuster

Etymology
From, referring originally to aerial bombs capable of destroying a whole block of buildings.

Noun

 * 1) A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
 * 2)  Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
 * 3)  Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
 * 4)  Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
 * 5) A large firework of the firecracker type; an.
 * 6)  One who engages in blockbusting technique encouraging people to sell property.
 * 1) A large firework of the firecracker type; an.
 * 2)  One who engages in blockbusting technique encouraging people to sell property.
 * 1) A large firework of the firecracker type; an.
 * 2)  One who engages in blockbusting technique encouraging people to sell property.
 * 1)  One who engages in blockbusting technique encouraging people to sell property.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 巨型炸彈
 * Faroese: karrébumba
 * Finnish: korttelipommi
 * German:, Minenbombe, Wohnblockknacker
 * Japanese: ブロックバスター
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Russian: фуга́сная бо́мба
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: kvartersbomb


 * Arabic: بْلُوكْبَاسْتَر
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: блокба́стэр
 * Bulgarian: блокбъ́стър
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 巨片,, 風靡一時的事物
 * Czech: trhák
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: metsølufilmur, metsølubók
 * Finnish: jymymenestys
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბლოკბასტერი
 * German:, , Kassenknüller, , , , , ,
 * Greek: μπλοκμπάστερ
 * Hindi: ब्लॉकबस्टर
 * Hungarian:, , rendkívül sikeres mű
 * Italian: successo commerciale
 * Japanese: ブロックバスター
 * Kazakh: блокбастер, боевик
 * Korean: 블록버스터
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: taquillazo,, , superventas
 * Swedish: knallsucce,
 * Ukrainian: блокба́стер

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales

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Noun

 * 1)  film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales

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Noun

 * 1)  film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales

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Noun

 * 1)  film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales