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nut behind the bolt

nut behind the bolt noun: the person using a firearm; the shooter.

Noun

the nut behind the bolt

  1. The person using a firearm; the shooter.
    • He said the accident was caused by a faulty trigger, but I think it was the nut behind the bolt.

Origin of nut behind the bolt

Punning use of the word nut to refer to a fool, rather than a mechanical nut. Implies that most firearm accidents are the responsibility of the shooter and not a failure of the gun.

Questions about nut behind the bolt

What does nut behind the bolt mean?
Nut behind the bolt means the person using a firearm; the shooter.
What part of speech is nut behind the bolt?
Nut behind the bolt is a noun.

Words near nut behind the bolt in the dictionary

  1. nut
  2. nut art
  3. nut ball
  4. nut balls
  5. nut bar
  6. nut behind the bolt
  7. nut bread
  8. nut breads
  9. nut butter
  10. nut butters
  11. nut case

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