"go bazooka"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 07:21:08AM -0800, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
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> "go bazooka" (roughly, 'exploded') was new to me, though you can
> google up other examples.  presumably extending the weapon sense of
> "bazooka", perhaps influenced by "go ballistic" and "go bananas".

I'd add "go berserk" to the list; certainly it was my first guess
for influence on phonological grounds.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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