money bomb
English
Etymology
Coined in 2007 by the Ron Paul presidential campaign
Noun
money bomb (plural money bombs)
- (US, politics) An intense, short-term Internet fundraising campaign, usually taking 24 hours or less
- 2007, December 17, “Kenneth P. Vogel”, in 'Money bomb': Ron Paul raises $6 million in 24-hour period:
- He set up a website that solicited pledges for contributions to be made directly to the Paul campaign on that day — a technique that became known as a "money bomb," which he used again to such great effect Sunday.
- 2008, Mark Frazier, Ron Paul Revolution: History in the Making, page 98:
- After the November 5th money bomb, an Obama supporter tried to have a money bomb for Obama.
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See also
money bomb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia