shark attack

noun — 2 senses

shark attack

noun
1

Government, Military, Politics, War US, Informal The act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shark, attack. An attack on a human or other animal by a shark.

Related terms
blood in the water, chum, shark bait, shark fin

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