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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(derogatory) Overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence..
I suppose he thought he could buffalo me with that gun-happy swagger of his, so that I would hasten to assure him that nothing was further from the truth.
“Is she gun-happy?” “Certainly not. When you're properly trained in the use of guns, you don't become gun-happy, as you call it.”
'Damn cops,' said a CSI, who concentrated on the holes in the bark of a tree, the only holes not made by gun-happy rat killers.
He was gun-happy. He shot up jukeboxes and shelves full of booze.
Guy remarked that the cubs were lucky to be on Canadian soil rather than in the gun-happy United States, where they would be dead by now. And Lulu scoffed. "Come on" she said. "Your gun-happy Canadian neighbour just shot their mother."
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Gun-happy means (derogatory) Overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I suppose he thought he could buffalo me with that gun-happy swagger of his, so that I would hasten to assure him that nothing was further from the truth.
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