Saturday night special

Saturday night special

slang A small, inexpensive handgun that is easy to obtain and conceal. Eight out of 10 suicides in this city are committed with Saturday night specials.

See also: night, Saturday, special

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Saturday night special

a small, easily obtainable pistol. There was another killing last night with a Saturday night special. That's the tenth shooting done with a Saturday night special this week.

See also: night, Saturday, special

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Saturday night special

n. a small, easily obtainable pistol. There was another killing last night with a Saturday night special.

See also: night, Saturday, special

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