Tommy gun

noun

1. Thompson submachine gun.
2. any submachine gun.

Tommy gun

noun

1. See Thompson sub-machine-gun
   an informal name for Thompson sub-machine-gun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tommy gun¹

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

Why should I worry about a man with a tommy gun 2,000 miles away?

From The Daily Beast

I pulled around the corner onto Harper street, and into the path of a tommy gun's fire.

From Project Gutenberg

His fingers gripped the stock of the tommy-gun so tightly the knuckles showed white.

From Project Gutenberg

For want of something better to do, he took down a tommy gun from a rack near Segador's seat and examined it for dust and grease.

From Project Gutenberg

He could distinguish the heavy thud of the Tommy-gun, the sharper crack of the carbine, but other weapons were also firing.

From Project Gutenberg

Before the boys piled in, Stan handed his tommy-gun to Allison.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• submachine gun