Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slum gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
slum -gun
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A field kitchen.

Slang

Etymology

From slum (“slumgullion”) + gun.

Usage

Inflected Forms

slum guns (plural) slum-gun (alternative)

Questions

What does slum gun mean?
A field kitchen.
Where does slum gun come from?
From slum (“slumgullion”) + gun.

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