glock

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noun

A glockenspiel.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

glock1

nounglock (plural glocks)

plural glocks

  1. informalA glockenspiel.

Glock2

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.
nounGlock (plural Glocks)

plural Glocks

  1. A handgun made by the Glock company.

    Grab ya Glocks when you see Tupac, call the cops when you see Tupac

    1996, “Hit 'em Up”, performed by Tupac Shakur
    2 more examples

    Feel these hot rocks, fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas / In a pine box with nine shots from my Glock, fellas

    2001, “Ether”, in Stillmatic, performed by Nas

    Alex blinked her eyes open and looked up at the face of a bald man wearing pajamas. In his right hand was a pump shotgun, in his left her Glock 23.

    2007, Greg Iles, True Evil, Simon and Schuster, page 279
  2. informalgenericized trademarkAny polymer-framed handgun.

Origin

Glock · proper noun, noun

The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–2023).

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APA

glock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glock

MLA

“glock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glock.

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