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noun
A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: stun gun
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noun
Any electroshock stun gun.
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Usage: broadly
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of taser.
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
A gamer who records speedruns created with the help of software tools.
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Topics: video-games
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verb
To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
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verb
To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
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Usage: figuratively
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of taser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom Proto-Indo-European *ksweybh-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswéybh-e-ti Proto-Germanic *swībaną Old English swīfan Old English swift Middle English swift English swiftder. English Swift Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h1reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle English TSER English Taser English taser Acronym of the science fiction story Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle. Coined in the early 1970s by the inventor Jack Cover originally as TSER, to which he later added the letter A to ease pronunciation. Genericization of the trademark Taser.
From TAS (“tool-assisted speedrun”) + -er.
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