English Explanatory Dictionary

holy hand grenade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictional weapon, usually gilded with gold and adorned with Christian symbolism such as crosses, which is a much more powerful version of a standard hand grenade or explosive.

Word forms

holy hand grenade holy hand grenades

Etymology

A reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a fictional weapon featured in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The popularity of holy hand grenades as video game items is largely attributed to the Worms series.

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