1940s; earliest use found in The Tucson Daily Citizen. From atomic + bombed, after atomic bomb. Compare atomic-bomb, atomic bomber, and atomic bombing.
Definition of atomic-bombed in US English:
atomic-bombed
adjectiveəˌtɒmɪkˈbɒmd
= atom-bombed.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Tucson Daily Citizen. From atomic + bombed, after atomic bomb. Compare atomic-bomb, atomic bomber, and atomic bombing.