Meaning of hush puppy | Babel Free

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 our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head.”

“Normally, they would have used the silenced .22 ‘Hush Puppy’ pistol to dispatch both the dog and the sentry, but this was an exercise.”

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