Baka bomb means: The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
baka bomb
(military, slang, historical) The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War.
ˈbɑkə ˈbɑmDocumented since 1940s1940shistorical197 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(military, slang, historical) The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War.
Origin: From + bomb. , though it pre-dates the borrowing of baka as an independent term from Japanese (which is chiefly associated with Japanese popular culture), and therefore lacks any of the endearing connotations that are now typically associated with it. Coined within the United States Navy during the Pacific Theater of World War 2, in reference to the fact that the Ohka had been specifically designed to carry out kamikaze attacks, the belief that these attacks were a counterproductive military strategy for Imperial Japan, and the common assumption that kamikaze pilots were mindless zealots. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Baka bomb means: The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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baka bomb means: The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered, human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War.. Register: informal, military jargon. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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