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peashooter

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See also: pea-shooter

English

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Etymology

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A man using a peashooter (sense 1) in Paris, France.

From pea +‎ shooter.[1]

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peashooter (plural peashooters)

  1. A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.
    Synonyms: beanshooter, bean-shooter
  2. A person who uses such a device.
  3. (weaponry, slang) Any small or ineffective gun or weapon.
    • 2012, Wayne Greenough, The Ferguson Murder, page 41:
      Compared to my forty-five, it's a toy. Christ, Thanet, why did you buy it in the first place? I would have given you one of mine, a real weapon, one with knock down power, compared to that peashooter on your hip.

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