"shots fired" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-shots fired.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} shots fired
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: (especially law enforcement) indicates that a firearm has been discharged in the vicinity of the speaker. Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-shots_fired-en-intj-3W51Vocp Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
  2. (idiomatic, slang) Used to indicate that one finds a statement or action derisive or combative. Tags: idiomatic, slang Related terms: gloves are off, them's fightin' words
    Sense id: en-shots_fired-en-intj-~8tNpnUN
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          "ref": "2016, Lisa Glass, Blue, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "I look at them. They're the boards of a novice-recently-turned-intermediate surfer.\n'Does Garrett have any boards in the van?'\n'Ooh, shots fired. What's wrong with my boards, eh?'",
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          "ref": "2017 November 9, Gabe Vodicka, “Songs of Protest, Songs of Hope”, in Salt Lake City Weekly, page 16:",
          "text": "Shots fired! Lonely Horse came out guns-a-blazing with the track \"Devil in the White House.\"",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2018, T. C. Britton, \"Drake vs. Pusha-T: The Beef\", CityBeat, 6 June 2018 - 12 June 2018, page 4",
          "text": "Drake clapped back less than 24 hours later with \"Duppy Freestyle,\" in which he talked about once being a fan of Pusha's, called out \"Infrared\" producer Kanye West and warned that he'll be sending an invoice for all this extra publicity he's giving Pusha and his new album. And Drake really did send the record label an invoice for \"promotional assitance and career reviving\" with a $100,000 fee the next day. Shots fired!"
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