gun-happy

Definitions

Overly fond of and inclined to use guns or advocate gun violence.

derogatory

Examples

“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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