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Gat

//ɡæt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Gatling gun. archaic, slang
  2. 2
    A guitar. New-Zealand, slang
  3. 3
    An opening between sandbanks; a strait.
  4. 4
    A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
  5. 5
    Alternative spelling of khat. alt-of, alternative
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  1. 6
    Guinness (type of beer). Ireland, slang, uncountable

    "Ruairí can tell you who goes to what bill, and I can spare a few minutes to show you how to pour a proper pint of gat."

  2. 7
    Alternative form of gat (“Guinness beer”). Ireland, alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable

    "The Irishman ordered an Irish whiskey and a pint of Gat which were brought to him."

  3. 8
    a gangster's pistol wordnet
  4. 9
    Any type of gun, usually a pistol.

    "You're the second guy I've met within hours who seems to think a gat in the hand means a world by the tail."

Verb
  1. 1
    To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm. slang

    "He in a black suit in a coffin, gatted by a junkie for his fake Rolex watch at a taco stand on Western."

  2. 2
    Simple past of get. Northern-England, Scotland, archaic, form-of, past

    "And Abraham gat up early in the morning"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

Etymology 3

From guitar, by shortening.

Etymology 4

From Icelandic gat.

Etymology 5

From Korean 갓 (gat).

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