BB gun

noun

A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.

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Meanings

nounBB gun (plural BB guns)

plural BB guns

  1. A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pellet gun

Origin

From the size of the buckshot originally fired from this type of gun.

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APA

BB gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BB%20gun

MLA

“BB gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BB%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BB gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BB%20gun.

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