gun-happy
gun-happy adjective: overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence.
Adjective
gun-happy (comparative more gun-happy, superlative most gun-happy)
- Overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence.
- I suppose he thought he could buffalo me with that gun-happy swagger of his, so that I would hasten to assure him that nothing was further from the truth.2001, Jason Manning, Gunmaster
- “Is she gun-happy?” “Certainly not. When you're properly trained in the use of guns, you don't become gun-happy, as you call it.”2011, Ross Macdonald, The Instant Enemy
Examples of gun-happy in a sentence
- 'Damn cops,' said a CSI, who concentrated on the holes in the bark of a tree, the only holes not made by gun-happy rat killers.2012, Carol O'Connell, The Chalk Girl: Kathy Mallory:
- Guy remarked that the cubs were lucky to be on Canadian soil rather than in the gun-happy United States, where they would be dead by now.2016, Elizabeth Hay, His Whole Life:
Forms of gun-happy
| comparative | more gun-happy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gun-happy |
Origin of gun-happy
From gun + happy.
Questions about gun-happy
- What does gun-happy mean?
- Gun-happy means overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence.
- How do you use gun-happy in a sentence?
- 'Damn cops,' said a CSI, who concentrated on the holes in the bark of a tree, the only holes not made by gun-happy rat killers.
- What part of speech is gun-happy?
- Gun-happy is an adjective.
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