Saturday Night Special (Noun)
Meaning
A cheap handgun that is easily obtained.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city streets were filled with violence as cheap saturday night specials changed hands for pennies on the dollar.
- Local gangs preferred to arm themselves with the compact saturday night specials for quick and quiet getaways.
- Critics of the law claimed that restricting saturday night specials was not a feasible solution to urban violence.
- Guns labeled as saturday night specials, found their way onto streets despite tougher legislation being introduced to prevent it.
- On Saturday nights in crime-ridden areas the threat of these 'throwaway' saturday night specials fueled ongoing panic and community protests.