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   Ban·zai

   /ˈbanzī/

   

   exclamation

   • 1. a Japanese battle cry: "the courtyard echoed to shouts of “Bombs away!” and “Banzai!”"
   • 2. a form of greeting used to the Japanese emperor.

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of Japanese troops) attacking fiercely and recklessly: "a banzai charge"

   Word Origin Japanese, literally ‘ten thousand years (of life to you)’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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