How to Pronounce "smoking gun"
expression
SMOH-king GUN
sm-OH-king g-UN
Definition
A fact or piece of evidence that clearly proves who did something, especially in a crime or investigation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ /ˈɡən
British English
smˈəʊkɪŋ/ /ɡˈʌn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SMOH-king GUN
UK
sm-OH-king g-UN
Listen in Context
The police finally found the smoking gun that solved the case.
The email was the smoking gun in the investigation.
Without a smoking gun, they couldn’t prove he was guilty.
Investigators searched for a year before they found the smoking gun.