Bazoom
noun
a woman’s breast
Word Origin
alter. of bosom
Usage Note
usu. plural
noun
A small antitank rocket launcher (WWII Army)
A very successful enterprise; blockbuster: its big bazooka, Home Improvement
[1990s+; first sense fr its resemblance to a tubular musical instrument played by the 1940s comedian Bob Burns, who invented and named it in 1905]
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