bamboo torture

noun

An apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is allowed to grow through a restrained victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.

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Meanings

nounbamboo torture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is allowed to grow through a restrained victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.
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APA

bamboo torture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20torture

MLA

“bamboo torture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20torture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboo torture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboo%20torture.

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