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Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress. It was like a police code for smoking in progress or something. Pdf this article examines the idiom smoking gun which has been much. Something that serves as strong evidence or irrefutable proof, especially of legal liability or criminal guilt. Everytown for gun safety support fund, shoot first. The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove hed been involved in the conspiracy. Smoking gun definition and meaning collins english. Smoking gun definition and synonyms of smoking gun in the. This phrase predates sherlock holmes the washington post. This information should not be considered complete, up. The true story of how april 20 became weed day by ryan grim. The words above were spoken by former national security advisor condoleeza rice in reference to iraqs purported possession of weapons of mass destruction wmd prior to the iraq war. The term smoking gun is a reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of a crime or similar act, just short of.
The officer then finds the cowboy and asks him how he is feeling. References to smoking gun described cannons during and after the civil war and then entered regular use as evidence of guilt after 1900, as the word gun became a commonplace reference. In addition to this, its meaning has evolved in uses completely unrelated to criminal. Polyscience 4933 breville gun pro smoke infuser, commercial. Using material obtained from government and law enforcement sources, via. The smoking gun by gerry spence goodreads share book. Smoking gun definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Smoking mirror article about smoking mirror by the free. It comes from the idea that a recently fired gun still smoking in a suspects hand proves his guilt, and it was first used in the 1970s. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological. A smoking gun is a piece of evidence that proves that something is true or that someone is responsible for a crime. In addition to this, its meaning has evolved in uses completely unrelated to criminal activity.
The term smoking gun was originally, and is still primarily, a reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of a crime or similar act. Everytown for gun safety support fund, innocents lost. For example, there is no smoking gun in the oval office. Some think the phrase began during the watergate investigation meaning incontrovertible evidence of guilt, is of relatively recent origin, dating to the watergate era. Reference book meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. Using material obtained from government and law enforcement sources, via freedom of information requests, and from court files nationwide, we guarantee everything here is 100% authentic. Hard evidence definition by babylons free dictionary. Smoking gun refers to the strongest kind of circumstantial evidence, as opposed to direct evidence. The term smoking gun is one that is used to indicate that something has now been conclusively proven and is therefore irrefutable its also a term that is perhaps used a bit more often than is necessary, especially when it comes to conspiracies and just in general ats threadsposts etc. The cell phone record of the defendant was the smoking gun that led to his conviction in the telemarketing scam. The term smoking gun is a reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of. Smokey definition, an officer or officers of a state highway patrol. Smoking gun definition is something that serves as conclusive evidence or proof as of a crime or scientific theory. The prosecutor had a photograph that showed defendant sandy jones wi. From this fourpoint analysis, it can be argued that insistence upon smokinggun evidence to substantiate claims of darwins and wallaces probable matthewian knowledge contamination is based upon a misunderstanding of the better than mere smoking gun paradigm busting facts of the new data in this story and of the gunsmoke. Smocking is body painting for sexual gratification. Seeing the smoking gun in the officers hand, the cowboy responds, never felt better.
Smoking cessation definition of smoking cessation by. Others have said that the disclosure could be the long sought after smoking gun on collusion and evidence. My brother and i have never thought twice about the. I bet he makes them raise their hands to ask permission to go to the restroom. Depending on who you ask, or their state of inebriation, there are as many varieties of answers as strains of medical bud in california. It doesnt matter how often this is used, i simply want to know it will stand firm and will not get too hot if im smoking a few items in a short period of time. Smoking definition smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Its name originally came from the idea of finding a smoking i. Public health temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking.
We dont want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. After days of thinking, i went for the pro model and am quite pleased because it is more sturdy. Its origin is from a sherlock holmes story and it references how a gun smokes directly after being fired. Smokinghot dictionary definition smokinghot defined. Today, with the possibility of war upon us, i have heard the phrase smoking gun fall from the lips of many news reporters, radio personalities, etc. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word smoking gun. Definition of the smoking gun in the idioms dictionary. Christine ammer, the facts on file dictionary of cliches, second edition. A babysitter whos trying to figure out which kid ate the last chocolate cupcake might consider one childs frostingsmeared face to be a smoking gun. Richard painter, an ethics lawyer under former president george w. Find 1022 synonyms for smoking gun and other similar words that you can use instead based on 5 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
Has the meaning of smoking gun changed over the years. Stand your ground laws and their effect on violent crime and the criminal justice system, new york, 20. A smoking gun is a piece of evidence that proves that something is true or that someone. Definition of smoking gun in the idioms dictionary. Someone a foot away from me or two feet away from me couldnt fire a gun without me hearing it. This, no surprise, is never mentioned by colin mclaren in jfk. Such a conundrum, to get the smoking gun or the smoking gun pro. A babysitter whos trying to figure out which kid ate the last chocolate cupcake might consider one childs frosting. The term smoking gun was originally, and is still primarily, a reference to an object or fact that.
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