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young guns

young guns is the plural of young gun.

Meaning of young gun

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

Questions about young guns

What is young guns the plural of?
Young guns is the plural of young gun.

Words near young guns in the dictionary

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

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