sweetheart grip
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A custom, transparent handgun grip panel, primarily used by American servicemen during World War II, with a photograph of a loved one placed underneath.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of sweetheart grip.
Example Sentences
- "Where can you find these historical sweetheart grips? […] This French Unique 25 auto (1920–1930) ... does show the spread of the sweetheart grip outside the war. The elderly man who sold the gun said it was his wife in the photos."
- "I waved him back and drew my Colt, the .45’s Sweetheart Grip smooth in my hand."
- "Asia stopped looking at the photo in the Sweetheart Grip my ol’ granddaddy made during World War II."