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open carry

1 American  
[oh-puhn kar-ee] / ˈoʊ pən ˈkær i /

noun

  1. the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.

open-carry 2 American  
[oh-puhn-kar-ee] / ˈoʊ pənˈkær i /

verb (used with or without object)

open-carried, open-carrying

  1. to openly carry a gun or other weapon in public.

    He open-carried a pistol to his daughter’s school.

Etymology

Origin of open carry1

First recorded in 1980–85

Origin of open-carry2

First recorded in 1985–90; open ( def. ) + carry ( def. )

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