Dakka

//ˈdækə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of a firing machine gun. uncountable

    "Right, now I'll try to get on your tail and I want you to take evasive action. Understood? […] Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka."

  2. 2
    Firepower, especially done in excess. broadly, slang, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Dated spelling of Dhaka.

Synonyms

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barragebombardmentfirestormsalvovolley

Example

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"Right, now I'll try to get on your tail and I want you to take evasive action. Understood? […] Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic for a firing machine gun. Popularised by the invented Ork lexicon in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop war game.

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