splatter-gun

splatter-gun noun: a shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.

Noun

splatter-gun (plural splatter-guns)

A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.
- Mr. Vee here has his Makarov and his Sicilian splatter-gun on the sling there, plus what, exactly, is that? Looks like an AK47 frame, but what the hell is that barrel?2000, Harold Covington, Slow Coming Dark: A Novel of the Age of Clinton, →ISBN
- "That splatter-gun won't avail thee none, old man,” Bianca said.2011, Rodolphus, The Wolf Doth Grin, →ISBN

splatter-gun (not comparable)

Not systematic; Characterized by trying many different things.
- Encourage the 'splatter-gun' effect: The aim here is literally to 'splatter' thoughts onto the page, in a similar way to the stream of consciousness (see Chapter 7).2004, Sue Cowley, Getting the Buggers to Think, →ISBN, page 61
- It could therefore be argued that Hitchin – and Kwo, and Siratori – are only able to produce not only the kind of writing they specialise in, but also the volume of work that is, intentionally or otherwise, integral to their splatter-gun approach because of the technology available now.2011, Edward S. Robinson, Shift Linguals: Cut-up Narratives from William S. Burroughs to the Present, →ISBN

His past was a patchwork splatter-gun portfolio of überglamorous and harrowing, as he and his mother lurched from squalor to splendour, depending on her moods and who she was squiring.2012, Veronica Henry, The Long Weekend, →ISBN:
Rather than taking a splatter-gun approach, Stuart decided to target his efforts on a career within the actuarial industry.2012, Peter Hawkins, No Regrets on Sunday: The Seven-Day Plan to Change Your Life, →ISBN:
That's when they just let go and do the multidirectional splatter-gun thing on an employer who's been asking for it.2016, Matt Potter, F**k You And Goodbye: The History of the World in Resignation Letters, →ISBN:

From splatter + gun.

What does splatter-gun mean?: Splatter-gun means a shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.
How do you use splatter-gun in a sentence?: His past was a patchwork splatter-gun portfolio of überglamorous and harrowing, as he and his mother lurched from squalor to splendour, depending on her moods and who she was squiring.
What part of speech is splatter-gun?: Splatter-gun can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of splatter-gun?: The plural of splatter-gun is splatter-guns.

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