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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 mineplay

  Familiarity information: BOUNCING BETTY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOUNCING BETTY (noun)


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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