water pistol

noun

1. a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.

water pistol

noun

1. a toy pistol that squirts a stream of water or other liquid Also called (US)water gun

Word History and Origins

Origin of water pistol¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

You are asking me to make a prediction and I don't know which gun I've got - a bazooka or a water pistol.

From BBC

In Barcelona, demonstrators fired at foreign visitors with water pistols and among the slogans daubed on their banners were: “Tourism kills the city” and “Tourists go home.”

From BBC

Last month in the Spanish city of Barcelona, protesters armed with water pistols marched through the city spraying tourists and yelling “go home.”

From Los Angeles Times

The stresses of over-tourism sometimes spur irate displays directed at outsiders — such as attention-grabbing anti-tourist protests in Barcelona last month, with demonstrators wielding water pistols, or hostile graffiti popping up in places like Athens.

From Los Angeles Times

The anger among many locals is reaching a new level - notably demonstrated in Barcelona recently when visitors were drenched with water pistols.

From BBC