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Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it can’t be denied. It’s beautiful and messy,
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.
it’s less about the bolt and more about “the heat of the lightning"
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.
it’s less about the bolt and more about “the heat of the lightning"
You can’t hide the thunderbolt. When it hits you, everybody can see it. Christ, man, don’t be ashamed of it, some men pray for the thunderbolt. You’re a lucky fellow.”Michael wasn’t too pleased about his emotions being so easily read. But this was the first time in his life such a thing had happened to him. It was nothing like his adolescent crushes, it was nothing like the lovehe’d had for Kay, a love based as much on her sweetness, her intelligence and the polarity of the fair and dark. This was an overwhelming desire for possession, this was an inerasible printing of the girl’s face on his brain and he knew she would haunthis memory every day of his life if he did not possess her. His life had become simplified, focused on one point, everything else was unworthy of even a moment’s attention. Fabrizzio said briskly, “I’ll go to the village, we’ll find out about her. Who knows, she may be more available than we think. There’s only one cure for the thunderbolt, eh, Calo?” - From the Novel The Godfather
by AniN9 October 23, 2014
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
2
slang for the moment when an attractive person fully meets your attention and you begin to feel an affection for them. often known as "love at first sight", but it may occur at a time after the initial sight/meeting.
i hung out with a girl at a concert and later when we were eating, i looked at her and the thunderbolt hit me.
by Western Orlando August 14, 2005
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1.Name given to a series of civil defense sirens made by Federal Signal during the Cold War. 2. A type of high-velocity .22LR ammunition made by Remington.
1.The difference between the Thunderbolt 1000 and the 1000T is the tone produced.
2. I prefer Remington Thunderbolt ammo in my pistol.
2. I prefer Remington Thunderbolt ammo in my pistol.
by BlastMaster January 10, 2004
4
One, often black, who jumps out from a thunder cloud in order to attack another person.
See thunder cloud
See thunder cloud
by VELCRO HEAD ANDRE February 08, 2010
5
A non-lift serviced alpine ski trail on the east face of Mt. Greylock in western Massachusetts. Has hosted an annual downhill race for over 75 years. The 1.6 mile long trail has been used in the past by olympic skiers. Named after the Thunderbolt rollercoaster which was located in the former Revere Beach amusement park.
After humping Greylock and downing a sixer of PBRs, Josh slapped on his splitters and began to shushboom down the Thunderbolt until he wiped out and had a huge yardsale.
by desertdork March 17, 2010