bombshell vs ticker

bombshell

noun
  • Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol. 

  • A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact. 

  • Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational. 

ticker

noun
  • One who makes a tick mark. 

  • A watch (timepiece). 

  • A heart, especially a human one. 

  • A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. 

  • A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. 

  • A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. 

How often have the words bombshell and ticker occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )