(n.) anti-trap device created by Captain McClintock of the British army while serving in India, 1912. The "Torpedo" was a number of ten steel tubes, about 13 pounds in weight each, that were flat-packed and assembled as needed. The front-most pole would have an explosive on the end which would detonate any mines in the area or clear barbed wire.
During the American Omaha beach landings on d-day, 1944, they troops cut throught the barbed wire with a bangalore torpedo.
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Person 1: I can't believe they're blaming the victim for an incident!
Person 2: Typical Banguland stuff here.
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bangalore (transitive verb): To fire a worker because his or her job is getting outsourced to an offshore company overseas.
bangalore (intransitive verb): (of a company or management) to outsource jobs to an offshore company.
Etymology: From the city of Bangalore, India, where a lot of American IT jobs have been outsourced.
bangalore (intransitive verb): (of a company or management) to outsource jobs to an offshore company.
Etymology: From the city of Bangalore, India, where a lot of American IT jobs have been outsourced.
Transitive verb: Dude, I just got bangalored! Now I'm gonna have to train on flipping burgers at McDonalds.
Intransitive verb: That company is considering bangaloring. That's why the morale of its employees has hit rock bottom.
Intransitive verb: That company is considering bangaloring. That's why the morale of its employees has hit rock bottom.
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"I spend a lot of time comparing real world events to Star Wars movies because it makes them easier to comprehend. Bangarang, child!"
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