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stun gun
noun
: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure the one affected
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A little later, the sergeant said Bodden got up after being shot with the stun gun.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2024
Two officers attempted to shoot the man with Taser stun guns, but the weapons had no effect, police said.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
In 2015, a 37-year-old woman died after Virginia deputies used a stun gun on her four times during an extraction.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 18 May 2024
These officers used stun guns on the men repeatedly while yelling racial slurs.
—Jason Flom, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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stun gun
noun
: a weapon designed to stun or immobilize (as by electric shock) rather than kill or injure
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