- bakusou racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.), roaring (e.g. down the street)
Often used for reckless, noisy driving by street racers; more vivid and colloquial than 暴走, which can also mean running wild in other contexts.
昨夜、バイクが爆走する音で目が覚めた。
Sakuya, baiku ga bakusou suru oto de me ga sameta.
Last night, I woke up to the sound of a motorcycle racing noisily.
彼は高速道路を爆走してスピード違反で捕まった。
Kare wa kōsokudōro o bakusou shite supīdo ihhan de tsukamatta.
He was caught speeding after racing noisily on the highway.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 暴走 (bōsō), which often means losing control or acting recklessly without the focus on noisy driving.
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