Definition of banzai
: a Japanese cheer or war cry
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Leave the banzai racing to Daron Rahlves (who’s damned good at it).
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Here, the Marines got their first grim taste of jungle fighting and the fury of mass banzai charges until the Leathernecks were relieved by Army troops.
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At dawn on July 7, 1944, more than 4,000 Japanese launched a banzai attack against the division’s 105th Infantry Regiment.
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Origin and Etymology of banzai
Japanese
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