: a toy gun that usually shoots a cork and produces a popping sound
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBut history will recall that the flight occurred more than 60 years after Alan Shepard flew the same popgun trajectory aboard his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule, becoming the first American in space. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 July 2021 Compared to California, Florida’s economy is a popgun. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021 Its popgun cartridge was not much more than a pistol round. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2019