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gun-shy

adjective

Meaning

  1. Afraid of guns, or the noise they make.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

gun shy(English)gunhappy(English)gunfu(English)gun-broke(English)headshy(English)triggerhappy(English)work-shy(English)gun-control(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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