pack heat

verb

To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.

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Meanings

verbpack heat (third-person singular simple present packs heat, present participle packing heat, simple past and past participle packed heat)

present singular third person packs heat · participle present packing heat · participle past packed heat · past packed heat

  1. idiomaticTo carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
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    If the current trend toward relaxation of concealed-weapons laws continues, soon the most important gun restrictions may involve destinations: the states will probably allow various venues—public gathering places, offices, stores—to ban firearms on the premises. The only problem will be how to know who is packing heat.

    1995 March 27, David Van Biema, “Peekaboo: The New Detector”, in Time
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MLA

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

Chicago

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