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Taser

Syllabification: (Ta·ser)
Pronunciation: /ˈtāzər/
Definition of Taser

noun

  • a weapon firing barbs attached by wires to batteries, causing temporary paralysis.

verb

(taser or tase) [with object]
  • fire a Taser at (someone) in order to incapacitate them temporarily.

Origin:

1970s: from the initial letters of Tom Swift's electric rifle (a fictitious weapon), on the pattern of laser

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