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Meaning of hush puppy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.

slang

Examples

When we used it in ourhush puppyagainst a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head.”
Normally, they would have used the silenced .22 ‘Hush Puppypistol to dispatch both the dog and the sentry, but this was an exercise.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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