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General Slang
knife and gun club
NYFE and GUN KLUB · noun · slang
The stream of penetrating-trauma patients (and those who cause it)
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Slang for the recurring cohort of stabbing and shooting victims seen in busy urban trauma centres, and the milieu they come from.
“Friday night — the knife and gun club is in full session.”
by community
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knife and gun club In A Sentence
Friday night — the knife and gun club is in full session.
Origin & Usage
US urban trauma-centre slang.
People Also Ask
What is the 'knife and gun club'?
It is slang for the steady stream of stabbing and shooting victims seen in busy urban trauma centres, and the milieu they come from.
How is the phrase used?
Staff use it to describe a shift full of penetrating trauma, e.g. 'the knife and gun club is in full session' on a busy weekend night.
Where does it come from?
US urban trauma-centre slang, especially in cities with high rates of penetrating violence.
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