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rent-lowering gunshot

rent-lowering gunshot noun: an action, often with a potential perceived negative quality, performed to drive people away.

Noun

rent-lowering gunshot (plural rent-lowering gunshots)

  1. (Internet) An action, often with a potential perceived negative quality, performed to drive people away.

Forms of rent-lowering gunshot

pluralrent-lowering gunshots

Origin of rent-lowering gunshot

Coined by analogy from a Twitter post by user 2Brazy4U on May 26, 2018; "When you move into an apartment you gotta shoot into the air every couple of weeks to make sure the rent don't go up".

Questions about rent-lowering gunshot

What does rent-lowering gunshot mean?
Rent-lowering gunshot means an action, often with a potential perceived negative quality, performed to drive people away.
What part of speech is rent-lowering gunshot?
Rent-lowering gunshot is a noun.
What is the plural of rent-lowering gunshot?
The plural of rent-lowering gunshot is rent-lowering gunshots.

Words near rent-lowering gunshot in the dictionary

  1. rent-a-thugs
  2. rent-a-womb
  3. rent-a-wombs
  4. rent-controlled
  5. rent-free
  6. rent-lowering gunshot
  7. rent-lowering gunshots
  8. rent-seeker
  9. rent-seekers
  10. rent-seeking
  11. rent-stabilized

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