peashooter
/ˈpiːˌʃuːtər/
noun
- A toy consisting of a small tube through which dried peas or other small objects are blown to shoot them.
- The kids made a peashooter from a hollow stick and some dried peas.
- My little brother loves playing with his peashooter in the backyard.
- He aimed his peashooter at the tin can and blew a pea right into it.
- A small, weak, or ineffective gun or weapon, often used humorously or critically.
- The old revolver was little more than a peashooter compared to modern rifles.
- In the video game, the starting pistol is a peashooter that barely damages enemies.
- The soldier joked that his tiny sidearm was just a peashooter.
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