cap gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap guhn]
- /kæp gʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap guhn]
- /kæp gʌn/

Definitions of cap gun words

noun cap gun cap pistol. 1
noun cap gun A toy gun that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot. 0

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Origin of cap gun

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Cap gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cap gun

cap gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cap gun usage trend in Literature

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