shark attack

noun

The act or practice of shouting and yelling by a drill instructor at an enlistee on their first day of training.

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Meanings

nounshark attack (plural shark attacks)

plural shark attacks

  1. USinformalgovernmentThe 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.
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APA

shark attack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shark%20attack

MLA

“shark attack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shark%20attack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shark attack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shark%20attack.

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