AK-47

an AK-47

Meaning

Noun

  • The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
  • A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

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Origin

  • Borrowed from Russian АК-47, shortened from автомат Калашникова (Kalachnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

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