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gunpoke

UK/ˈɡʌnpəʊk/

gunpoke noun: someone who carries a gun; an armed man.

Noun

gunpoke (plural gunpokes)

  1. (slang) Someone who carries a gun; an armed man.
    • ‘He lets you win a lot of money and sends a gunpoke around to take it back for him.’1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 164

Forms of gunpoke

pluralgunpokes

Origin of gunpoke

From gun + poke, after cowpoke.

Questions about gunpoke

What does gunpoke mean?
Gunpoke means someone who carries a gun; an armed man.
What part of speech is gunpoke?
Gunpoke is a noun.
How do you pronounce gunpoke?
Gunpoke is pronounced /ˈɡʌnpəʊk/ (UK).
What is the plural of gunpoke?
The plural of gunpoke is gunpokes.

Words near gunpoke in the dictionary

  1. gunpersons
  2. gunpit
  3. gunplay
  4. gunplays
  5. gunpoint
  6. gunpoke
  7. gunpokes
  8. gunport
  9. gunports
  10. gunpost
  11. gunposts

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