squirt gun

noun

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In July, an annoyed mob roamed Barcelona’s boulevards dousing visitors with squirt guns. Tim Neville, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024 Crime, courts and policing Judge halts expulsion of 5th grader over rap lyrics, squirt gun emoji until trial. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024 The toy department comprises a couple rows of dolls, action figures, games and squirt guns. Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns. CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squirt gun 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of squirt gun was in 1803

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“Squirt gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squirt%20gun. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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squirt gun

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