young gun
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a play on young'un.
Noun[edit]
young gun (plural young guns)
- (informal) A new or rising talent or star; rising star.
- 2021 January 30, Tanya Sweeney, “The Irish architect who became the ‘megamansion king’ of LA”, in The Irish Times[1]:
- […] McKillen – not a man to entrust just anyone to build his homes – clearly had huge faith in the young gun.
Translations[edit]
rising star — see rising star