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GAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gat mean?
• GAT (noun)
The noun GAT has 1 sense:
1. a gangster's pistol
Familiarity information: GAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gangster's pistol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gat; rod
Hypernyms ("gat" is a kind of...):
handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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