gunslinging

English

Etymology

From gun +‎ slinging.

Adjective

gunslinging (not comparable)

1. Having a dueling or Wild West character; wild and tough.
   • 2008 December 25, Joshua Robinson, “Present on the Line, Favre Ponders His Jets Future”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     So, every time he returned, convinced that he was still his old gunslinging self.

2. Carrying a gun as a weapon.

Related terms

• gunslinger