banzai charge
English
Etymology
banzai + charge. "Banzai" from Japanese 天皇陛下万歳 (Tennō Heika banzai, “long live His Imperial Majesty”), a common battle cry used by Japanese soldiers.
Noun
banzai charge (plural banzai charges)
The corpses of Japanese soldiers after a banzai charge performed in the Battle of the Tenaru, August 1942.
- (historical, military) a human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II