bazooka
noun
- musical instrument
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bəˈzuːkə/
noun
Etymology: Alteration of Spanish bazuco, basuco, derived from base. Doublet of basuco.
- Crack cocaine.
verb
Etymology: From an extension of the word bazoo (“mouth, boastful talk”), which ultimately probably stems from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). In the finance sense first used by policymakers during the European debt crisis (2010).
- To shoot with a bazooka.