peashooter
English
/ˈpiːˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
- (slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
Etymology
Compound from English pea (peafowl, peacock) + English shooter.
Origin
English
shooter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Peabody English
- cowpea English
- crapshooter English
- earthpea English
- goober pea English
- heartpea English
- pea English
- pea-pheasant English
- pea-sized English
- pea-time English
- peaberry English
- peabrain English
- peabrained English
- peachick English
- peacock English
- peafowl English
- peagoose English
- peagrit English
- peagrowing English
- peahen English
- pealess English
- pealike English
- peameal English
- peaness English
- peanut English
- peastone English
- shoot English
- shooter English
- shootress English
- sixshooter English
- snapshooter English
- sweetpea English
- trapshooter English
- troubleshooter English
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- pese Middle English
- schoter Middle English
- peas Jamaican Creole
- shotta Jamaican Creole
- pi·š Yurok
- pea
- shoot
- peanut
- cowpea
- peahen
- peameal
- pealike
- peaness
- peafowl
- Peabody
- pealess
- shooter
- peagrit
- peacock
- peagoose
- heartpea
- peastone
- sweetpea
- peachick
- earthpea
- pea-time
- peaberry
- peabrain
- pea-sized
- shootress
- sixshooter
- peabrained
- peagrowing
- goober pea
- trapshooter
- snapshooter
- crapshooter
- pea-pheasant
- troubleshooter