Banzai charge (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of 'banzai'

Synonyms:

banzai attack; banzai charge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("banzai charge" is a kind of...):

attack; onrush; onset; onslaught ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons))

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