Kamikaze definition
(informal) Very reckless, suicidal, etc.
adjective
The pilot or airplane in a kamikaze attack.
noun
(informal) A person who acts recklessly.
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A Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.
noun
(slang) An extremely reckless person who seems to court death.
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Of or relating to a suicidal air attack.
A kamikaze mission.
adjective
(slang) So reckless in behavior or actions as to be suicidal.
Kamikaze hot rodders.
adjective
Of or pertaining to a suicide attack by a Japanese airplane pilot in WWII.
adjective
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An airplane loaded with explosives to be piloted in a suicide attack.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
kamikaze
Plural:
kamikazesOrigin of kamikaze
- Japanese divine wind (from the legendary name of a typhoon that in 1281 saved Japan by destroying the Mongol navy) kami divine kaze wind
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Japanese 神風 (かみかぜ (kamikaze, “divine wind”)).
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