Etymograph

English

flash-bang

From flash + bang.

A compound of flash + bang

Middle English flasshen ‘to splash’

English flash

Middle English *bangen

English bang

Today it means

noun A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.

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