カンフーバット

noun

plastic baseball bats on a chain used in sports cheering

A pair of small plastic baseball bats connected by a chain, struck together rhythmically during sports chants. Named after Bruce Lee's nunchaku. Wasei-eigo from 'kungfu bats'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from kungfu bats

• 応おう援えん団だんがカンフーバットを打うち鳴ならして盛もり上あげた。

  The cheering squad struck their kungfu bats together to liven up the crowd.

• 甲こう子し園えんではカンフーバットの音おとがよく聞きこえる。

  At Koshien, you can often hear the sound of kungfu bats.