peashooter

• pea-shooter

pea +‎ shooter

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːˌʃuːtə(ɹ)/

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peashooter (plural peashooters)

1. A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
2. (slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
   • 2012, Wayne Greenough, The Ferguson Murder, page 41:

     Compared to my forty-five, it's a toy. Christ, Thanet, why did you buy it in the first place? I would have given you one of mine, a real weapon, one with knock down power, compared to that peashooter on your hip.