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machinegun en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French machinebor. English machine English gun English machinegun From machine + gun.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of machine gun.
    • The raids by machinegun toting police people on Gay bars in Montreal 1978 April 22, “Book Shipment from New York Seized by Customs”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

Forms

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machineguns Number=Plur lexicographic

machinegun en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French machinebor. English machine English gun English machinegun From machine + gun.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of machine-gun.
    • However, one group of Americans at the Embassy doesn’t creep around quivering in anxiety about being RPGed or machinegunned. 1981 November 14, B.P., “U.S. Embassy”, in Soldier of Fortune, volume 6, number 11, page 53:
    • Jon & Kate Plus 8. Not the name of a horrific-sounding midget-porn movie. It’s the reality show that everyone is talking about. Alright, not everyone. We haven’t been talking about Jon & Kate Plus 8. But that’s because we’ve only figured out what it is. It’s a show about a couple plagued by the fact that the woman keeps machinegunning babies out of her vagina and one of them hit the milkman in the eye. Or something. 2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, in Hecklerspray, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2024:

Forms

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machinegunning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
machineguns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
machinegunned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
machinegunned Tense=Past lexicographic