burp gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burp guhn]
- /bɜrp gʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burp guhn]
- /bɜrp gʌn/

Definitions of burp gun words

noun burp gun an automatic pistol or submachine gun 3
noun burp gun machine pistol. 1
noun burp gun (Slang) (US) A small submachine gun. 0

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Origin of burp gun

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Burp gun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Burp gun

burp gun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

burp gun usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for burp gun

noun burp gun

submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
automatic pistol — a type of pistol having a mechanism that throws out the empty shell, puts in a new one, and prepares the pistol to be fired again.
machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.

All 3 Synonyms of burp gun