Etymology

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Today it means: Used to describe a situation involving the display of an object that is menacing or unpleasantly excessive, especially a large firearm. Full definition →

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The story

From a scene in the film Scarface (1983), in which gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) brandishes an assault rifle.

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