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peashooters

peashooters is the plural of peashooter.

Meaning of peashooter

Noun

peashooter (plural peashooters)

  1. A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.
  2. A person who uses such a device.
  3. (slang) Any small or ineffective gun or weapon.
    • Compared to my forty-five, it's a toy. Christ, Thanet, why did you buy it in the first place? I would have given you one of mine, a real weapon, one with knock down power, compared to that peashooter on your hip.2012, Wayne Greenough, The Ferguson Murder, page 41

Questions about peashooters

What is peashooters the plural of?
Peashooters is the plural of peashooter.

Words near peashooters in the dictionary

  1. peases
  2. peaseweep
  3. peaseweeps
  4. peash
  5. peashooter
  6. peashooters
  7. peasing
  8. peasized
  9. Peaslee
  10. Peaslees
  11. Peasley

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