pop-gun

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pop guhn]
- /pɒp gʌn/
- /pɒp ɡʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pop guhn]
- /pɒp gʌn/

Definition of pop-gun word

noun pop-gun a child's toy gun from which a pellet is shot by compressed air, producing a loud pop. 1

Just one definition for pop-gun

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Origin of pop-gun

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65; pop1 + gun1

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Parts of speech for Pop-gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pop-gun

pop-gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.