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SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Saturday night special mean?

• SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL (noun)
The noun SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL has 1 sense:

1. a cheap handgun that is easily obtained

Familiarity information: SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A cheap handgun that is easily obtained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Saturday night special" is a kind of...):

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)

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