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gregory_dittman asked in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay · 1 decade ago

When did the onomatopoeia of a firearm discharging change from "bang bang" to "pew pew?"?

My mom was making that "pew pew" sound 15 years ago and now "bang bang" seems to have completely gone away for "pew pew."

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Anonymous
1 decade ago
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Higher power ammo. 1990s.
Anita Bong widow of King Kong
1 decade ago
Pew pew isn't a firearm, it's a laser gun.

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