Splatter-gun

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shotgun, assault weapon, or other gun that repeatedly fires quickly and in an imprecise fashion.

    "Mr. Vee here has his Makarov and his Sicilian splatter-gun on the sling there, plus what, exactly, is that? Looks like an AK47 frame, but what the hell is that barrel?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not systematic; Characterized by trying many different things. not-comparable

    "Encourage the 'splatter-gun' effect: The aim here is literally to 'splatter' thoughts onto the page, in a similar way to the stream of consciousness (see Chapter 7)."

Example

More examples

"Mr. Vee here has his Makarov and his Sicilian splatter-gun on the sling there, plus what, exactly, is that? Looks like an AK47 frame, but what the hell is that barrel?"

Etymology

From splatter + gun.

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