Assertion: tommy gun | /r/Synonym | the tommy gun
Facets:
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
value: in gangster slang
type: OTHER
value: informally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The Thompson submachine gun was also known informally as the "Tommy Gun", "Street Sweeper" ,"Annihilator", "Chicago Typewriter", “Trench Broom”, "Chicago Submachine", "Chicago Piano", "Chicago Style", "Chicago Organ Grinder", "Drum Gun","the Chopper", and simply "the Thompson".
text: America brought us flapper dresses, the Prohibition era… and the Thompson submachine gun (‘Tommy gun’ for short), patented by the American designer, John T. Thompson.
text: The bidder paid $130,000 for a .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun, known as a “Tommy gun” in gangster slang.
text: They are also commonly referred to as "Tommy Guns" or "Trench Brooms.
text: The Thompson submachine gun, more commonly known as the Tommy Gun, was one of the most revolutionary firearms ever manufactured.