Bazooka

Definitions

1. A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
2. Crack cocaine.
   slang, uncountable
3. 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.
4. Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.
   broadly
5. A woman's breast, especially a large one.
   slang
6. A large rescue or stimulus package.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.””

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