neurostunner

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ stunner

Noun

neurostunner (plural neurostunners)

1. (science fiction) A weapon that stuns a person by affecting their nervous system.
   • 1993, Iain M. Banks, Against a Dark Background:

     "She fries my synapses with a neurostunner whose insurance warranty ran out around the time of the Skytube, then she asks if I'm okay," he said, attempting to laugh but coughing instead.

   • 2004, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Flash, page 178:

     I grabbed the neurostunner from the drawer — the kind allowed in the house, but not beyond its doors — and hurried toward the front door, querying the system.