Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

young gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: young -gun
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new or rising talent or star; rising star.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…] McKillen – not a man to entrust just anyone to build his homes – clearly had huge faith in the young gun."

Etymology

Possibly a play on young'un.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

young guns (plural)

Questions

What does young gun mean?: A new or rising talent or star; rising star.
Where does young gun come from?: Possibly a play on young'un.

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