How to pronounce “cannon fodder”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• Military forces considered to be expendable.
• (by extension) Any group of contestants that have no hope of success.
• (rare) Artillery ammunition.
• (fandom slang) An expendable minor character primarily included to make the protagonist(s) stand out.

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Similar Sounds

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