Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bazooka

/bəˈzuːkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: bazooka
IPA: /bəˈzuːkə/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A primitive trombone having wide tubes.

noun

A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.

noun

Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.

noun

A woman's breast, especially a large one.

Slang

noun

A large rescue or stimulus package.

Slang

verb

To shoot with a bazooka.

noun

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Suppose the EFSF buys some bonds. That will push down yields for awhile.^([sic]) But what happens when the money starts to run out? Yields will go back up. A firebreak/firewall/bazooka needs unlimited funds to work."
"“I don’t think [policymakers]^([sic]) realise it’s not enough,” said a veteran fixed-income investor in Hong Kong. “You need some big bazooka action to improve sentiment as a whole.”"

Etymology

From an extension of the word bazoo (“mouth, boastful talk”), which ultimately probably stems from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). In the finance sense first used by policymakers during the European debt crisis (2010).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: bazuin, bazuco

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bəˈzuːkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bazookas (plural) bazookas (present, singular) bazookaing (participle, present) bazookaed (participle, past) bazookaed (past)

Derived Forms

bazookaist bazookaman spudzooka

Phrases

trade bazooka

Synonyms

assets babylons balloons baps badonkers bangers bazongas bazookas bazoombas bazooms bewbs bobas

Rhymes With

luca luka lucca paducah deluca otsuka shizuka sambuca duca stuka molucca maruca

Questions

How do you pronounce bazooka?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈzuːkə/.
What does bazooka mean?: A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
Where does bazooka come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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