English Explanatory Dictionary

smoking gun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Evidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.

Pronunciation

En-au-smoking gun.ogg

Word forms

smoking gun smoking guns

Etymology

Often traced back to the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Gloria Scott.

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