toe popper
n.— «The practice mines were not fully charged and most were defused, Hall said. “The army referred to them as ‘toe poppers.’”» —“Lane Ranger” Potomac News (Woodbridge, Va.) May 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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