burp gun

A lightweight portable submachine gun.

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burp gun

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) slang US an automatic pistol or submachine gun

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burp′ gun`

Slang. a submachine gun.

[1940–45, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

burp gun - a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

machine pistol

submachine gun - machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm

Translations

burp gun

n (inf) → MG nt (inf)

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