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What is gun shy?A man's fear of urinating or showering in public "Dude, just hurry up and pee!" gun shy - videoGun shy - what is it?To be 'Gun Shy' is a military shooting term. It is the blinking of one's master eye (the eye one take's aim with behind the telescopic sight or 'naked' sights of a projectile weapon) simultaneously as the trigger is pulled. This involuntary action is a sign that one is as yet unable to take responsability for a round leaving ones weapon and killing someone. This is obviously unacceptable in a professional shooter, especially a sniper. One should never take eyes off target, and a closed eye is an eye that does not see a threat. 'I, personally, am gun shy, and prefer to peel potatoes, and cook, and mop latrines, than to pull a trigger.' What does "gun shy" mean?Millitary slang for someone scared of confronting the enemy. Like saying coward, only it's not irrational to be scared of red hot tumbling bullets that hit you before you even see the muzzle flash. "Christ's sake Sarge, don't team me up with Billy, he's Gun Shy! Last time we saw an Iraqi he wet himself, and it was only a woman putting out her washing!" Gun shy - what does it mean?Katie said she didn't want to mess around because she was still a little gun shy. Gun shy - meaningA mental state usually affecting virgins where the complexity of a sexual situation makes it hard to have or hold and erection. He didn't lose his virginity that night because he was gun shy. Gun shy - definitionafraid of the consequences of an error during and attempt to re-do something He's been gun shy ever since his son burned his hand on the stove. He has been refusing to attempt to show him the ropes of cooking again. |
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