burp gun

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nounMilitary.

Origin of burp gun

1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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How to use burp gun in a sentence

  • He comes to power like Fidel Castro and enters Time magazine with a burp gun.

    Norman Mailer vs. Everyone | Norman Mailer | February 27, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • It was the pistol known as the "burp gun," that sprayed slugs like a hose.

    The Caves of Fear | John Blaine
  • Across the hall, Long Shadow's burp gun had made a fine mess.

    The Caves of Fear | John Blaine
  • Prestonby grabbed a burp gun and a canvas musette bag full of clips.

    Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • Douglass MacArthur Yetsko put the burp gun back together again, tried the action, and laid it aside with a sigh.

    Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
  • He took a burp gun from one of the boys, who had opened the action and couldn't get it closed again.

    Null-ABC | Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for burp gun

burp gun

noun
  1. US slang an automatic pistol or submachine gun

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