gun show
An event where a promoter rents a venue to bring together gun dealers and potential…An event where a promoter rents a venue to bring together gun dealers and potential purchasers: a trade show for firearms.
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2 senses(US)An event where a promoter rents a venue to bring together gun dealers and potential purchasers: a trade show for firearms.
(humorous)A display of one's bulgingly muscular biceps (upper arms).
two tickets to the gun show
Examples
4 sentencesHow many guns shows do they have in Boston?
We aren't free unless we can buy nuclear warheads at gun shows.
Tobias lifted the gun up to show Isabella that he was armed.
"Did you get your tickets?" Tom asked. "No," Mary said, "to what?" "To the gun show!" Tom replied, flexing, and Mary groaned.
Origin
The biceps sense is an extension of the metaphor whereby biceps are jokingly called guns.The biceps sense is an extension of the metaphor whereby biceps are jokingly called guns.
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