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GSW

American  

abbreviation

  1. gunshot wound.

    A young male was brought in with a GSW to the head.


Etymology

Origin of GSW

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Raptors were absolutely rolling & GSW had only 1 timeout & so they couldn’t stop the run.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2019

I thought the NBA finals already happened and GSW beat OKC.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2016

ET21:35 We’re happy to help those of you stuck in offices in the Philippines Email from Avlin Orejuela: We’d really like to GSW to win, so sad we cannot watch them live.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2015

Shares of GSW, which owns about 60,000 apartments, are up 46% since the close of trading on the day of the company's offering in April 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2013

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., via its Whitehall Funds, and private-equity group Cerberus doubled their investment in GSW Immobilien AG, a Berlin-based residential housing manager, when they took GSW public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2012

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