Whiz-Bang (noun)
wiz-bang
(especially during the First World War) a small-calibre high-velocity shell.
More recently: noisy fireworks
onomatopoeic
Example sentences
“The whiz-bangs rained down on the trenches.”
“It seems traditional bonfire parties are giving way to whiz-bangs late into the night.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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