bazooka

1. (music) A primitive trombone having wide tubes.

2. (weaponry) A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.

3. (by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.broadly

4. (slang) A woman's breast, especially a large one.slang

5. (finance slang) A large rescue or stimulus package.Examples: "Suppose the EFSF buys some bonds. That will push down yields for awhile.^([sic]) But what happens when the money starts to run out? Yields will go back up. A firebreak/firewall/bazooka needs unlimited funds to work."; "“I don’t think [policymakers]^([sic]) realise it’s not enough,” said a veteran fixed-income investor in Hong Kong. “You need some big bazooka action to improve sentiment as a whole.”"slang