loose cannon
loose cannon
nounDefinition of LOOSE CANNON
: a dangerously uncontrollable person or thing
See Examples of LOOSE CANNON
- a politician who is regarded as a loose cannon by her colleagues
First Known Use of LOOSE CANNON
1973
Rhymes with LOOSE CANNON
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