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bouncing Betty

bouncing Betty noun: a land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.

Noun

bouncing Betty (plural bouncing Betties)

  1. (informal) A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.

Forms of bouncing Betty

pluralbouncing Betties

Questions about bouncing Betty

What does bouncing Betty mean?
Bouncing Betty means a land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.
What part of speech is bouncing Betty?
Bouncing Betty is a noun.
What is the plural of bouncing Betty?
The plural of bouncing Betty is bouncing Betties.

Words near bouncing Betty in the dictionary

  1. bouncing around
  2. bouncing back
  3. bouncing Bet
  4. bouncing Bets
  5. bouncing Betties
  6. bouncing Betty
  7. bouncing bomb
  8. bouncing bombs
  9. bouncing castle
  10. bouncing castles
  11. bouncing in

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