noun
Street Slang
rod
ROD · noun · slang
A gun, esp. a pistol.
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A rod is a handgun. To be 'packing a rod' is to be carrying a pistol.
“Every man in the room was packing a rod and pretending not to be.”
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rod In A Sentence
Every man in the room was packing a rod and pretending not to be.
Origin & Usage
American underworld slang, early 20th century.
People Also Ask
What does 'rod' mean as slang?
A rod is a handgun, especially a pistol.
What does 'packing a rod' mean?
It means carrying a pistol, usually concealed on your person.
Where does the term come from?
It comes from American underworld slang of the early 20th century and features heavily in hardboiled crime fiction of the era.
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