peashooter
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Meaning · English
Any small or ineffective gun or weapon.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Compared to my forty-five, it's a toy. Christ, Thanet, why did you buy it in the first place? I would have given you one of mine, a real weapon, one with knock down power, compared to that peashooter on your hip.
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 “peashooter” mean?
Any small or ineffective gun or weapon.
Is “peashooter” formal or informal?
peashooter is generally slang.