Definition
Shooting or combat involving firearms, often used to describe action scenes in movies or dramatic exchanges of gunfire.
Etymology
From 'gun' plus 'play,' combining the noun for firearm with a word suggesting activity or sport. Emerged in American English in the late 19th century, particularly in Western fiction and journalism.
Kelly Says
The word 'gunplay' makes violence sound almost recreational or theatrical—which is exactly why Western novels and Hollywood adopted it so eagerly; it romanticizes gunfights in a way that 'shooting people' simply doesn't!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እሳት ጫጫ
esat ch-ch-cha
ARالعربية
إطلاق النار
i-ta-laaq an-naar
BNবাংলা
শস্ত্র ব্যবহার
shashtro bya-ha-ar
CACatalà
joc de armes
jo-c deh ar-mes
CSČeština
použití zbraní
poo-ziti z-brani
DADansk
våbenbrug
va-ben-brug
DEDeutsch
Waffengebrauch
vaf-fen-ge-brauch
ELΕλληνικά
χρησιμοποίηση όπλων
hri-si-mo-po-i-se o-plon
ESEspañol
juego de armas
ha-ye-go deh ar-mas
FAفارسی
استفاده از اسلحه
is-te-fa-e az eslahe
FISuomi
aseiden käyttö
a-se-iden kay-to
GUGU
શસ્ત્ર રમત
shashtra ramat
HAHA
tafi na gungun
ta-fi na gu-ngun
HEעברית
שימוש בנשק
shi-mush be-neshek
HIहिन्दी
हथियारों का खेल
ha-thi-yaaron ka khel
HUMagyar
fegyverhasználat
fe-gy-ver-has-za-mut
IDBahasa Indonesia
permainan senjata
pe-ra-nya-an sen-e-ta
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụgbọ
ak-wuk-wo ug-bo
ITItaliano
sparatoria
spar-a-to-ria
KKKK
Silahlar Oyun
Si-la-hlar Oy-un
MRMR
शस्त्र खेळ
shashtra khel
MSBahasa Melayu
permainan senjata
pe-ra-nya-an sen-e-ta
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော် ပြုလုပ်
ta-pma-taw pru-lo-p
NLNederlands
wapengevecht
wa-pen-ge-vecht
NONorsk
våpenbruk
va-pen-bruk
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਖੇਲ
shaas-taar khel
PLPolski
strzelanina
st-re-la-ni-na
PTPortuguês
jogo de armas
jo-go deh ar-mas
RORomână
tragere de armă
tra-ge-re deh ar-ma
RUРусский
стрельба
strel-ba
SVSvenska
vapenbruk
va-pen-bruk
SWKiswahili
vita ya silaha
vi-ta ya si-la-ha
TAதமிழ்
ஆயுதங்கள் பயன்படுத்துதல்
a-yuthangal pa-yin-pa-du-ththal
TEతెలుగు
యుద్ధాంతరం
yu-ddha-an-ta-ram
THไทย
การยิงปืน
gaan yieng peun
TLTL
laro ng baril
la-ro ng ba-ril
TRTürkçe
silahlı oyun
si-lah-li oy-un
UKУкраїнська
використання зброї
vi-ko-ry-st-i-nya zbroi
URاردو
ہتھیاروں کا استعمال
hathi-yaaron ka is-te-maal
VITiếng Việt
đá súng
da sung
ZUZU
ukus' izinga
u-ku-s' i-zinga