party mix

party mix
 n.— «The gun fires 70 rounds per second. The rounds include what crew members refer to as a “party mix” of uranium-hardened bullets and high-explosive devices.» —“A-10 military jets roar into airport” by Greg Martin Sun-Herald (Florida) mar. 31, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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