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kamikaze definition
ka·mi·kaze (kä′mə kä′zē)
adjective
- of or pertaining to a suicidal attack by a Japanese airplane pilot in WWII
- Informal very reckless, suicidal, etc.
Etymology: Jpn, lit., divine wind < kami, god + kaze, the wind
noun
- the pilot or airplane in a kamikaze attack
- Informal a person who acts recklessly
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