banzai

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  1. noun A Japanese battle cry or patriotic cheer.

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  • Kubica invites stereotypical jokes about his nationality with his overzealous, banzai move to pass an obviously struggling RB5. —  Autoblog
  • Until we meet again, on that great banzai lap in the sky. —  ESPN.com
  • The most talked about on-track event of the 2008 Sprint Cup season was Carl Edwards 'banzai, video game inspired, off-the-wall pass attempt on —  On Pit Row
  • In one scene which has Korean board goers particularly riled, Hetalia's Korea says to Japan (both are male): "Let me touch your breasts", after which Korea grabs the chest of Japan, screaming "banzai". —  AnimeBlogger.net Antenna
  • Sneaky ninja waiters, edible banzai trees, and secret passageways all come together to make a mysteriously satisfying meal. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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  1. Japanese, (may you live) ten thousand years : ban, ten thousand (from Middle Chinese muanh, uan) + zai, year (from Middle Chinese swiajh, suaj).

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  1. Japanese ban-zai, for *bansai, ‘ten thousand years’: ban, Chinese wan, ten thousand, a myriad; sai, sei, Chinese sui, etc., year.
 

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