gun
Meaning
An expert or top performer, originally the fastest shearer in a shed. Also used as an adjective, as in 'a gun shearer'.
Example
She's a real gun on the netball court.
Origin
Origin unknown
Nearby words
- gum treeA eucalypt; any of the many Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus.
- gumbootsRubber boots reaching to the knee or calf; wellingtons.
- gummy sharkA small shark of southern Australian waters, Mustelus antarcticus, with flat, plate-like teeth; much of it…
- gumnutThe hard, woody seed capsule of a eucalypt.
- gunnaGoing to; also, as a noun, a person who is always saying they're going to do things but never does.
- gunyahA traditional Aboriginal shelter made of bark and branches; by extension, any rough bush hut.
- gunzelA railway or tram enthusiast; a trainspotter.
- gutfulMore than enough of something; used in 'had a gutful', meaning to be fed up.