Banzai

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Banzai \Ban"zai"\, interj. [Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand
     years, forever.]
     Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation
     of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  banzai
       n : a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "banzai":
     bugle call, call to arms, call-up, catchword, clarion,
     clarion call, conscription, exhortation, go for broke, gung ho,
     levy, mobilization, muster, rally, rallying cry, rebel yell,
     recruitment, slogan, trumpet call, war cry, war whoop, watchword