banzai charge

English

Alternative forms

banzai attack

Etymology

banzai +‎ charge. "Banzai" from Japanese 天皇陛下万歳 (Tennō Heika banzai, “long live His Imperial Majesty”), a common battle cry used by Japanese soldiers.

Noun

banzai charge (plural banzai charges)

The corpses of Japanese soldiers after a banzai charge performed in the Battle of the Tenaru, August 1942.
  1. (historical, military) a human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II
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