Ak-47

//ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.

    "Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes."

  2. 2
    A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

Synonyms

All synonyms
akkalashnikov

Example

More examples

"Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalashnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

More for "ak-47"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.