shoeicide bomber

English

Etymology

Blend of shoe +‎ suicide bomber

Noun

shoeicide bomber (plural shoeicide bombers)

1. (humorous) A suicide bomber who conceals explosive devices within his or her shoes.
   • 2002, Tamils get toey, in the Herald Sun, April 16, 2002

     Tamil Tiger rebels who see suicide bombing as a privilege have protected their leader from potential “shoeicide” bombers. A hardcore group had to remove shoes worn for at least nine hours by journalists and sniff socks.

   • 2004, Matthew Sussex, European Security After 9/11

     Reid is the would-be ‘shoeicide’ bomber who was apprehended in midair during early 2002 when he (almost comically) attempted to ignite a fuse in his shoes that were laden with plasitic explosives.