stun gun

noun

: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure the one affected

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Times Insider Read how our journalists investigated stun gun use by police in Mississippi. Nate Rosenfield, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Consequently, emergency back-up was requested, a dart-firing stun gun was effectively deployed, and the defendant was arrested without any further incident. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 Jackson was instead able to get control of one of the officer’s stun guns, police said. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024 By the time an officer deployed the stun gun, a crowd surrounded the scene, many recording with phones. Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stun gun 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stun gun was in 1967

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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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stun gun

noun
: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure

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