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young gun

young gun noun: a new or rising talent or star; rising star.

Noun

young gun (plural young guns)

  1. (informal) A new or rising talent or star; rising star.
    • […] McKillen – not a man to entrust just anyone to build his homes – clearly had huge faith in the young gun.2021 January 30, Tanya Sweeney, “The Irish architect who became the ‘megamansion king’ of LA”, in The Irish Times

Forms of young gun

pluralyoung guns

Origin of young gun

Possibly a play on young'un.

Questions about young gun

What does young gun mean?
Young gun means a new or rising talent or star; rising star.
What part of speech is young gun?
Young gun is a noun.
What is the plural of young gun?
The plural of young gun is young guns.

Words near young gun in the dictionary

  1. young fogies
  2. young fogy
  3. young fustic
  4. young ginger
  5. young gingers
  6. young gun
  7. young guns
  8. young hand
  9. young hands
  10. young head
  11. young heads

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