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Ak-47

//ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən// noun

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.

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.

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