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gun-fu

gun-fu is the alternative form of gun fu.

Meaning of gun fu

Noun

gun fu (uncountable)

  1. A style of sophisticated gunplay at close quarters, originating in Hong Kong action films.
    • The Rev. Hugh Dalton runs a different kind of drive-in, one with no kung fu, bimbo fu, gun fu or any kind of violence. His establishment: The Gospel Film Drive-In.1985 July 2, Mike Pesarchick, “Clean Fun”, in Orlando Sentinel, page A.12

Adjective

gun-fu (comparative more gun-fu, superlative most gun-fu)

  1. Pertaining to gun fu

Forms of gun-fu

comparativemore gun-fu
superlativemost gun-fu

Questions about gun-fu

What does gun-fu mean?
Gun-fu means pertaining to gun fu.
What is gun-fu the alternative form of?
Gun-fu is the alternative form of gun fu.
What part of speech is gun-fu?
Gun-fu is an adjective.

Words near gun-fu in the dictionary

  1. gun-brigs
  2. gun-broke
  3. gun-centric
  4. gun-control
  5. gun-for-hire
  6. gun-fu
  7. gun-happy
  8. gun-howitzer
  9. gun-howitzers
  10. gun-kata
  11. gun-layer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gun-fu (page history and authors); gun fu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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