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General Slang
40 mike-mike
FOR-tee-MYK-MYK · noun · slang
A 40mm grenade or grenade launcher.
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A 40mm grenade or the M203/M79 grenade launcher that fires it, 'mike-mike' being phonetic shorthand for millimeter.
“Put some 40 mike-mike on that window.”
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40 mike-mike In A Sentence
Put some 40 mike-mike on that window.
Origin & Usage
US military slang, from the phonetic 'mike' for the letter M (millimeter).
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What is '40 mike-mike'?
It's slang for a 40mm grenade or the M203/M79 grenade launcher that fires it. 'Mike-mike' is phonetic shorthand for millimeter.
Why is millimeter called 'mike-mike'?
Mike is the phonetic-alphabet word for the letter M, so 'mike-mike' stands for 'mm' (millimeter). '40 mike-mike' therefore means 40mm.
How is '40 mike-mike' used in a sentence?
A soldier might say 'Put some 40 mike-mike on that window,' meaning fire 40mm grenades at the target.
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