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plinker, n. colloq.|ˈplɪŋkə(r)|
[f. plink v. + -er1.]
a. An airgun or other cheap, low-calibre firearm.
1982R. De Sola Crime Dict. 115/2 Saturday-night specials are also known as plinkers. 1985Survival Weaponry Dec. 35 (Advt.), Lightweight back garden ‘plinker’. 1988Guns & Weapons Autumn 56/1 If there were more established courses of fire for the modern pocket auto or revolver, it would lift these guns out of the plinker/fun gun category that they have been placed in by many competitive shooters.
b. One who shoots with such a gun, esp. casually.
1985Los Angeles Times 9 Sept. i. 16/4 Smaller guns are useful for ‘plinkers’, or casual shooters. 1987N.Y. Times 12 Oct. a14/1 Gloria Lind calls herself a ‘plinker’, someone who shoots .22-caliber pistols at paper targets. |