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hush puppy

hush puppy noun: a semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries. Also the alternative form of hushpuppy.

Noun

hush puppy (plural hush puppies)

  1. (slang) A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
    • When we used it in our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head.2009, Thomas H. Keith, SEAL Warrior
    • Normally, they would have used the silenced .22 ‘Hush Puppy’ pistol to dispatch both the dog and the sentry, but this was an exercise.2021, Christophe Downes, War Crimes for the Political Elite

Also used as

hush puppy is also the alternative form of hushpuppy.

Forms of hush puppy

pluralhush puppies

Questions about hush puppy

What does hush puppy mean?
Hush puppy means a semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
What part of speech is hush puppy?
Hush puppy is a noun.
What is the plural of hush puppy?
The plural of hush puppy is hush puppies.

Words near hush puppy in the dictionary

  1. hush kit
  2. hush kits
  3. hush money
  4. hush one's mouth
  5. hush puppies
  6. hush puppy
  7. hush shop
  8. hush shops
  9. hush up
  10. hush'd
  11. hush-hush

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