gat
IPA/ɡæt/
KK[ɡˈæt]IPA/ɡæt/
gat — noun
- gatsingular
- gatsplural
1. a handgun — an old-fashioned slang word, especially used in stories and films ab
1.名詞C1
釋義
a handgun — an old-fashioned slang word, especially used in stories and films about gangsters from the 1920s to the 1950s
例句
Omar kept a gat tucked into his belt beneath the jacket.
collocation: kept a gat tucked into
In the old crime film, Constanza's character drew a gat from her handbag.
register: old crime film context
The police found a loaded gat under the driver's seat of the stolen car.
Ezra had hidden the gat behind loose bricks in the old basement wall.
用法筆記
Old-fashioned slang, mainly found in films and books about 1920s–1950s gangsters. In everyday English, use gun or handgun instead.
常見錯誤
❌The police officer drew his gat and aimed at the suspect.
✅The police officer drew his gun and aimed at the suspect.
💡gat is old gangster slang; it sounds wrong in modern or official contexts.