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pawguns

pawguns is the plural of pawgun.

Meaning of pawgun

Noun

pawgun (plural pawguns)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang, uncommon) A handgun, when held in the paw of an animal (or animalistic person).
    • She thought that the guy was rude too, so she threw the smoking gun away that she had just used and then pulled out a small pawgun from her pawbag, checked to see if there were any bullets in it.2010, Daniel S. Knowles, Rodents on the Prowl, page 674

Questions about pawguns

What is pawguns the plural of?
Pawguns is the plural of pawgun.

Words near pawguns in the dictionary

  1. pawful
  2. pawfuls
  3. pawg
  4. pawgs
  5. pawgun
  6. pawguns
  7. Pawhuska
  8. Pawhuskan
  9. Pawhuskans
  10. Pawican
  11. pawie

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