gun
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Meaning · English
A magsman or street thief.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
To discover […] how the honest poor are compelled to hob-and-nob with the “shoful pitcher” and the “gun,” it is necessary to visit the vast nursery-grounds of crime.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gun” mean?
A magsman or street thief.
Is “gun” formal or informal?
gun is generally slang.