water pistol
noun
: a toy pistol designed to squirt a jet of liquid
called also water gun, squirt gun
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First Venice, then Barcelona — where tourists of all stripes are now routinely hosed down in protest by locals armed with water pistols — have in the course of falling victim to the effects of mass tourism, become the poster-child towns of the resistance to the erosion of culture.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
There were anti-tourism protests across southern Europe last weekend, with Barcelona being the epicenter of the unrest, where water pistols are the weapon of choice for spraying unwelcome visitors.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
There were also many marchers with water pistols who didn’t fire at bystanders, using them instead to cool themselves.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Some protesters sprayed tourists with water pistols, and in at least one case, blocked a tourist bus and hung a banner on it to protest overtourism.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
In a Gurnee incident last April, Gurnee police said some students wore ski masks and entered a restaurant with water pistols, targeting other students dining in there.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
But when the ladies try to kill time by shopping in the marketplace, they are chased by hordes of children armed with water pistols.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Earlier this year, cruise passengers in Barcelona were targeted by locals firing water pistols.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
There were anti-tourism protests across southern Europe last weekend, with Barcelona being the epicenter of the unrest, where water pistols are the weapon of choice for spraying unwelcome visitors.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
There were also many marchers with water pistols who didn’t fire at bystanders, using them instead to cool themselves.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Some protesters sprayed tourists with water pistols, and in at least one case, blocked a tourist bus and hung a banner on it to protest overtourism.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
In a Gurnee incident last April, Gurnee police said some students wore ski masks and entered a restaurant with water pistols, targeting other students dining in there.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
But when the ladies try to kill time by shopping in the marketplace, they are chased by hordes of children armed with water pistols.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Earlier this year, cruise passengers in Barcelona were targeted by locals firing water pistols.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Water pistol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pistol. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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