gun kata
Synonym of gun fuSynonym of gun fu (a style of balletic gunplay in action films)
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Synonym of gun fu (a style of balletic gunplay in action films)
(uncountable)A fictional martial art based on gun fu.
Origin
Compound of gun + kata (“martial art movements”), from Japanese 型 (kata, “style, pattern”)Compound of gun + kata (“martial art movements”), from Japanese 型 (kata, “style, pattern”). Attested from, and possibly coined around 2003 for the film Equilibrium (see quotation below).
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsDerivedgun-kata
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable