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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Nichols ran on foot after being pepper-sprayed and threatened with a stun gun. Katie Riordan, NPR, 7 May 2025 In the cell, Gresham said, officers pepper-sprayed him and shocked him with a stun gun. Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 May 2025 Three were arrested, including two individuals whom police used stun guns to detain. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025 An Alabama man died on Tuesday, a week after he was shocked with a stun gun while being arrested, according to a statement from the Decatur Police Department. Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stun gun

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stun gun was in 1967

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“Stun gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20gun. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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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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