Firearms Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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airsoft gun n. A sting operation by the Attorney General’s office found six Internet retailers and one local store owner illegally sold “look-alike” air rifles and BB guns to minors.…The guns, commonly called “airsoft” guns, are high powered, often semi- or fully automatic, and fire plastic or metal pellets that can cause serious harm. [English Firearms] [full cite] (May. 11, 2006)

black gun n. Ralph Langevin, the gun backer of Story’s Sports Shop in Laconia, said as the election gets closer and closer he has seen a real hike in sales of assault-style weapons—or “black guns” as they are called in the retail community. [English Firearms] [full cite] (Jul. 8, 2008)

bombie n. As many as 30% of the bombs dropped on Laos did not explode, leaving up to 20 million unexploded submunitions, also known as “bombies” littered throughout the country. These American “bombies” may be thirty years old, but they continue to kill and maim children as well as farmers clearing land for planting. [English Firearms Military] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2007)

burner n. “He asked Justin to get him his burner, because he was going to murk that bitch,” White said. In testimony, White said “burner” was a word meaning “pistol, gun” and “murk” meant to “murder, kill.” [English Crime & Prisons Firearms Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 21, 2005)

come heavy v. phr. As he opens the car door to leave, the ass end of a pistol is clearly visible in the waistband of his trousers. Carlos came heavy. [English Firearms Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 27, 2006)

get it clapping v. phr. The women said they asked Porter why he had his hands in his sweatshirt pocket and that he said “this is why” and pulled out a small silver handgun. Porter allegedly told the women, “I’ll get it clappin’ in here,” which is slang for starting shooting. [English Firearms Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 4, 2007)

God gun n. Soldiers fire blanks, of course. Team members wear harnesses with sensors that register when they’ve been hit, a sort of heavy-duty version of laser tag. When an explosive device goes off, an impartial observer with a “God gun” eyeballs the radius of the explosion and zaps those impacted. [English Firearms Military] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2007)

gun-grabber n. (article title) [English Firearms Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (May. 14, 2004)

gun-grabber n. In a perfect world the NRA wouldn’t have to be spending so much of your money to hold the pack of rabid gun-grabbers at bay. [English United States Firearms Derogatory] [full cite] (Dec. 15, 2004)

gun-grabber n. Davis, 54, got a TNT-like retirement gift from one right-wing newspaper. Atop a story announcing that Davis was going, the paper’s headline cried, with utmost objectivity: “Chief Gun-Grabber Retires.” [English United States Firearms] [full cite] (Dec. 15, 2004)

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