gunslinging

adj — 2 senses

gunslinging

adj

Etymology From gun + slinging.

1

Having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough.

  • So, every time he returned, convinced that he was still his old gunslinging self.2008 December 25, Joshua Robinson, “Present on the Line, Favre Ponders His Jets Future”, in The New York Times:
2

Carrying a gun as a weapon.

Related terms
gunslinger

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