Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spud gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
spud -gun
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy gun that fires a plug of potato by compressing the air in the barrel, forcing the potato projectile out at speed.

noun

A larger version of the same, powered by compressed air, butane or other propellant, which fires a complete potato.

Inflected Forms

spud guns (plural)

Phrases

pop gun

Frequently Paired Words

pop gun

Synonyms

potato cannon

Questions

What does spud gun mean?
A toy gun that fires a plug of potato by compressing the air in the barrel, forcing the potato projectile out at speed.

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