kamikazes

Noun

kamikaze (countable and uncountable, plural kamikazes)

1. An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
2. (countable) One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft.
3. (countable) A vehicle used for a suicide attack, especially an aircraft.
   • Coupled with this were issues involving actually getting enough torpedoes out there to the fleet in the first place! Whilst they were a munition, a torpedo is far more complex and took far longer to build than a shell for a naval gun, even a battleship shell. Torpedoes, remember, are effectively...2020 February 12, Drachinifel, 8:16 from the start, in The Mark 14 Torpedo - Failure is Like Onions, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2022
4. (colloquial, countable) One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event.
5. (countable) A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice.
   • Only top-shelf liquor is served, though Sasha refuses to serve drinks he deems fratlike. These include woo woos, kamikazes and shots of any kind.2000 May 7, Julia Chaplin, “Buzz Off: Secret Bars That Spurn Hype”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 May 2025
6. (countable) A deliberate wipeout.

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