poodle shooter

noun

A carbine that discharges the 5.56 millimetre calibre cartridge.

Meanings

nounpoodle shooter (plural poodle shooters)

plural poodle shooters

  1. derogatoryslangA carbine that discharges the 5.56 millimetre calibre cartridge.

    Nice little "poodle shooter" you got there, vampire.

    2008, J.R. Ward, The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide, page 291
    1 more example

    Key's in the ignition and I've got this damn "poodle-shooter" on you.

    2007, Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, page 287
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APA

poodle shooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poodle%20shooter

MLA

“poodle shooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poodle%20shooter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poodle shooter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poodle%20shooter.

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