pistol-whip

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Definitions of pistol-whip word

verb with object pistol-whip to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area. 1
transitive verb pistol-whip beat sb with a firearm 1
transitive verb pistol-whip If someone pistol-whips another person, they hit them or beat them with the barrel of a handgun. 0
verb pistol-whip to beat or strike with a pistol barrel 0
verb transitive pistol-whip to beat with a pistol, esp. about the head 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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