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Gunplay

//ˈɡʌnˌpleɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The discharge of firearms, usually with violent intent and in confrontations. uncountable, usually

    "In the aftermath of the Iraq War, the streets of Baghdad were sometimes filled with gunplay."

  2. 2
    a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten wordnet
  3. 3
    A sexual practice involving the use of a (usually unloaded) firearm for physical and mental stimulation. uncountable, usually

    "My problem with gunplay is that it could lead to very bad habits. They're always loaded, even when they're "not loaded", and if you get used to thinking of them as not loaded you're going to get careless."

Etymology

From gun + play.

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