flash-bang
Meaning
Noun
- A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.
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Origin
- flash + bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device.
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