# BB gun

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A gun that shoots BB-size pellets, typically using compressed air, or sometimes just a compressed spring.

## Etymology
From the size of buckshot originally fired from this type of gun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bb-gun