bazooka

noun

ba·​zoo·​ka bə-ˈzü-kə How to pronounce bazooka (audio)
: a light portable antitank weapon consisting of an open-breech smoothbore firing tube that launches an armor-piercing rocket and is fired from the shoulder

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But the government has yet to unveil solid plans for a big fiscal bazooka that will put more money in consumers’ pockets to revive demand. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024 Those expectations were too high as the NDRC doesn’t have the ability to announce the fiscal stimulus bazooka, which kind of begs the question, why host it? Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 That’s because there’s a patient with unexploded ammunition in his chest—and a terrified paramedic, played by Christina Ricci, has her hand inside, holding the homemade bazooka steady. Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 Set them up for success with chopsticks, a rice paddle, sauce dishes, a sushi knife, a sushi bazooka, and more. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bazooka 

Word History

Etymology

after bazooka, a brass instrument popularized by the radio comedian Bob Burns during the 1930's, probably extended form of bazoo "kazoo," of imitative origin

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bazooka was in 1942

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“Bazooka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazooka. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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bazooka

noun
ba·​zoo·​ka bə-ˈzü-kə How to pronounce bazooka (audio)
: a light portable shoulder weapon that consists of an open tube and shoots an explosive rocket able to pierce the armor of tanks
Etymology

from bazooka, name of a homemade musical instrument consisting of pipes and a funnel

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