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burp gun

noun

Military.


burp gun

noun

  1. slang.
    an automatic pistol or submachine gun
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Origin of burp gun1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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Across the hall, Long Shadow's burp gun had made a fine mess.

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Prestonby grabbed a burp gun and a canvas musette bag full of clips.

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It was the pistol known as the "burp gun," that sprayed slugs like a hose.

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The burp gun had brought the hotel people.

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Douglass MacArthur Yetsko put the burp gun back together again, tried the action, and laid it aside with a sigh.

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