"splattergun" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} splattergun (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of splatter-gun Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: splatter-gun
    Sense id: en-splattergun-en-adj-4Jtu-lKp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: splatterguns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} splattergun (plural splatterguns)
  1. Alternative form of splatter-gun Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: splatter-gun
    Sense id: en-splattergun-en-noun-4Jtu-lKp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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