- Noun: Ammosexual
- (slang, derogatory) A person obsessed with owning guns; a zealous supporter of the right to bear arms
- A person who exhibits an extreme love of firearms, possibly to the point of fetishization. Coined from ammunition and sexual, with sonic overtones of homosexual.
- Synonyms:
- gunloon
- gun nut
- bellicist
- Usage:
- “Guns aren’t just a tool of last resort. They’re awesome. That’s why people stroke them. And name them, and take pictures with them. You guys aren’t just firearm enthusiasts — you’re ammosexuals. (audience laughter and applause)
And before you try and deny you have some sort of unnatural romantic relationship with your gun, consider this. You’re taking it out to dinner! (hysterical audience laughter) Because it completes you. Get a room.” ~~ From a Bill Maher skit
- “Guns aren’t just a tool of last resort. They’re awesome. That’s why people stroke them. And name them, and take pictures with them. You guys aren’t just firearm enthusiasts — you’re ammosexuals. (audience laughter and applause)
- Encountered:
- Email from a friend stating that he encountered a new word when “…reading an article about the fragile congresscritters that are sending out X-mas cards of them and their families posing with guns. It’s an appropriate word to describe their seriously unbalanced states of mind. If there is a god, I hope she decides to help us, soon.”
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