smoking gun

noun

Definition of smoking gun

: something that serves as conclusive evidence or proof (as of a crime or scientific theory)

Examples of smoking gun in a Sentence

This document is the smoking gun that proves that he was lying.

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Burning grass, smoking gun The prairie sometimes burns naturally, as lightning strikes can spark wildfires. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Native Americans managed the prairie for better bison hunts," 25 July 2018 Turley blasts the media for promising for over a year bombshell, bombshell, bombshell, smoking gun. — Fox News, "Hannity: President Trump is on a tear, enacting his agenda," 4 Apr. 2018

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smoking gun

noun

English Language Learners Definition of smoking gun

: a piece of evidence that clearly proves who did something or shows how something happened

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