tommy-gunned; tommy-gunning; tommy-guns

transitive verb

: to shoot with a tommy gun

tommy gun

2 of 2

noun

Examples of tommy-gun in a Sentence

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Noun
Guy comes up, holding a tommy gun. George Saunders, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Verb

1942, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tommy-gun was in 1929

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“Tommy-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tommy-gun. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

tommy gun

noun
tom·​my gun
ˈtäm-ē-ˌgən

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