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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(British, military slang, historical) A small calibre shell from World War I..
Some other new chaps started blazing away, too. Fritz retaliated with machine-guns and whizz-bangs. No casualties.
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Whizz-bang means (British, military slang, historical) A small calibre shell from World War I..
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Some other new chaps started blazing away, too. Fritz retaliated with machine-guns and whizz-bangs. No casualties.
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