Glock
English
Etymology
The handgun is named after Austrian engineer Gaston Glock (1929–).
Proper noun
Glock
- A surname from German.
Noun
Glock (plural Glocks)
- A handgun made by the Glock company.
- 1996, “Hit 'em Up”, performed by Tupac Shakur:
- Grab ya Glocks when you see Tupac, call the cops when you see Tupac
- 2001, “Ether”, in Stillmatic, performed by Nas:
- Feel these hot rocks, fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas / In a pine box with nine shots from my Glock, fellas
- 2007, Greg Iles, True Evil, Simon and Schuster, page 279:
- Alex blinked her eyes open and looked up at the face of a bald man wearing pajamas. In his right hand was a pump shotgun, in his left her Glock 23.
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Glocke, Dutch klok.
Noun
Glock f (plural Glocke)
- bell