flingue

See also: flingué

French

Etymology

Probably borrowed from flinke, flingge, Bavarian variant of German Flinte.

Noun

flingue m (plural flingues)

1. (colloquial) shooter, pistol, gat (gun)

   Synonyms: canon, fusil, pistolet, mitra, arme à feu, revolver

Derived terms

• flinguer

Verb

flingue

1. inflection of flinguer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “flingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.