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General Slang
Fangs out
FANGZ OWT · phrase · slang
Brevity/slang: aggressively eager to engage in a dogfight.
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An air-combat expression describing a pilot who is aggressively eager to engage, sometimes overly so — 'fangs out' for a fight, occasionally to the detriment of good tactics.
“"Keep discipline — don't go fangs out and blow through the merge."”
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Fangs out In A Sentence
"Keep discipline — don't go fangs out and blow through the merge."
Origin & Usage
US military aviation slang associated with air-combat maneuvering.
Variants
fangs
People Also Ask
What does "fangs out" mean?
In fighter-pilot slang it describes someone aggressively eager to get into a dogfight — so keen for the fight that they may lose tactical discipline.
Is "fangs out" a compliment?
It's mixed. It signals aggression and fighting spirit, but it's often used as a caution that a pilot is being too eager and neglecting good tactics.
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