Go for broke

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Go for broke is a phrase from Hawaiian Pidgin^[1] meaning "to wager everything".

It was the motto of a World War II Japanese-American military unit, the 442nd Infantry Regiment.

Go for broke or going for broke may also mean:

Go For Broke Monument, commemorating Japanese Americans who served in the United States Army during World War II, including the 442nd
Go for Broke! (1951 film), a film about the 442nd
Going for Broke (1977 film), a Danish film
Go for Broke (2002 film), an American film
Going for Broke (2003 film), a television movie
Going for Broke (2015 book)
Going for Broke (album), a 1984 album by Eddy Grant
Go For Broke (game), an unlicensed variant on the game Monopoly

References

↑ Mio, Jeffrey Scott (January 1, 1999). Key Words in Multicultural Interventions: A Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 137. ISBN 0313295476. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

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