Everybody knows what the word "Bazooka" is referring to, but that's not the actual name of the rocket launcher. So how did that word become the catch-all name?

The Allies used variety of equipment was on D-Day, including Sherman tanks, Higgins boats, C-47 Skytrain aircraft and M-1 rocket launchers, also known as bazookas. Left: A World War II-era ...

There are many types of rockets used by militants. There's the classic bazooka –its official name the M9A1 Rocket Launcher– the RPG-7 anti-tank grenade launcher, the more modern AT4 ...