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bouncing Betty
noun
a land-mine first used in World War 2, prevalent in Vietnam, that bounces waist-high and then sprays shrapnel when triggered US, 1943- “It’s a Bouncing Betty,” he said. “Is that the one that jumps into the air and then blows up?” Redding asked. — David Reed, Up Front in Vietnam, p. 93, 1967
- Kurt gritted his teeth, but kept on talking about a trooper who’d frozen on a pull-release bouncing betty. — Ronald J. Glasser, 365 Days, p. 14, 1971
- He was going to take a patrol out in the morning and said he hoped they did not trip any Bouncing Betties. His last company commander had been hit by one. — Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War, p. 229, 1977
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