"gunloon" meaning in All languages combined

See gunloon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-gunloon.ogg [Australia] Forms: gunloons [plural]
Etymology: gun + loon (“crazy or deranged person”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gun|loon|t2=crazy or deranged person}} gun + loon (“crazy or deranged person”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gunloon (plural gunloons)
  1. (US, slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms. Tags: US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Firearms, People Synonyms: ammosexual, gunfucker, guntard, hoplophile
    Sense id: en-gunloon-en-noun-pM~Zr3JP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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