qassam means the Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 99 out of 100.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قَسَّام (qassām); named after Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
noun
- The Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
- Any rocket fired from Gaza.