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tommy gun

Syllabification: (tom·my gun)
Pronunciation: /ˈtämē/

Definition of tommy gun

noun

informal
  • a type of submachine gun.

Origin:

1920s: contraction of Thompson gun, named by its designer after John T. Thompson (1860–1940), the US army officer who conceived the idea for it

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