tommy-gunv.

Brit.

/ˈtɒmɪɡʌn/, U.S.

/ˈtɑmiˌɡən/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: tommy gun n.

Etymology: < tommy gun n.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

transitive. To fire at or shoot with a tommy gun.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > use small arms [verb (transitive)] > shoot with machine-gun

machine-gun1894

tommy-gun1940

1940 Washington Post 28 Oct. 8/3 In times of peace, they played at scalping settlers and tommy-gunning gangsters with the same bloodthirsty enthusiasm.

1978 T. Gifford Glendower Legacy (1979) 144 Maybe they're waiting for me to leave so they can come in and tommy-gun you.

2009 S. Wasson Splurch in Kisser iii. 121 Gunn begins to suspect a fellow by the name of Grethers, and after breaking into his apartment is tommy-gunned by a mystery assailant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tommy-gun
释义	tommy-gunv. Brit. /ˈtɒmɪɡʌn/, U.S. /ˈtɑmiˌɡən/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: tommy gun n. Etymology: < tommy gun n. colloquial (originally U.S.). transitive. To fire at or shoot with a tommy gun. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > use small arms [verb (transitive)] > shoot with machine-gun machine-gun1894 tommy-gun1940 1940 Washington Post 28 Oct. 8/3 In times of peace, they played at scalping settlers and tommy-gunning gangsters with the same bloodthirsty enthusiasm. 1978 T. Gifford Glendower Legacy (1979) 144 Maybe they're waiting for me to leave so they can come in and tommy-gun you. 2009 S. Wasson Splurch in Kisser iii. 121 Gunn begins to suspect a fellow by the name of Grethers, and after breaking into his apartment is tommy-gunned by a mystery assailant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1940
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