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BOUNCING BETTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bouncing betty mean?
• BOUNCING BETTY (noun)
The noun BOUNCING BETTY has 1 sense:
1. an antipersonnel land mine
Familiarity information: BOUNCING BETTY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antipersonnel land mine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bouncing betty" is a kind of...):
booby trap; ground-emplaced mine; land mine (an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over)
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