Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gun show

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
gun show
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event where a promoter rents a venue to bring together gun dealers and potential purchasers: a trade show for firearms.

American usage

noun

A display of one's bulgingly muscular biceps (upper arms).

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

The biceps sense is an extension of the metaphor whereby biceps are jokingly called guns.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gun shows (plural)

Questions

What does gun show mean?
An event where a promoter rents a venue to bring together gun dealers and potential purchasers: a trade show for firearms.
Where does gun show come from?
The biceps sense is an extension of the metaphor whereby biceps are jokingly called guns.

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