gunplay

[guhn-pley]

noun

1. the exchange of gunshots, usually with intent to wound or kill.

gunplay

/ ˈɡʌnˌpleɪ /

noun

1. the use of firearms, as by criminals

Word History and Origins

Origin of gunplay¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; gun ¹ + play

Example Sentences

This is because all that gunplay failed to dismantle the basic structure of narcotrafficking.

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In Woo’s world, guns kill people, but gunplay slays audiences.

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The gunplay is primary though there are some obligatory scenes of martial arts fights.

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The result is a picture with genre trappings, but more on its mind than gunplay and drug money.

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There’s no gunplay, there’s no slashing, there’s no blood.

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