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balm

Definition

Anything of high quality. Anything that soothes.

Context : Popular Culture
Category: Vernacular
Semantic: excellence, quality

This could be the origin of the phrase "it's the bomb". The phrase "it's the balm" was likely misunderstood by some as "bomb" and entered the vernacular a second time as "bomb."

Usage of “balm”

Sade is the balm, I love her music.
That restaurant is balm.

Related Idioms

bomb

Examples of idiom “balm” from Twitter

zoraoneill:
Best part was...all those things were eaten at someone's house! A home-cooked dinner is balm to a guidebook author's soul, I tell ya.
WhyDidUWearThat:
Here to help! RT @Jen_Wright_ I went with Lorac!! the balm version-it was a little more hydrating :) Thanks for the advice!! You're the best
lifeasweblowit:
I occasionally defeat Wednesday. Today's a draw, but date night's the balm.