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water gun

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Shaunte Anderson and her son, Shawn, had fun on The Penguin, a ride where onlookers can shoot the people with water guns and vice versa. Thomas Gase, The Mercury News, "Heat wave sends hundreds to water rides at Six Flags in Vallejo," 16 Aug. 2019 Upbeat music blasted on speakers as nearly 150 children enrolled in special education programs circulated through relay races, bean bag and ring tosses, soccer and basketball games and water gun game stations. Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "Village View Elementary in H.B. hosts 30th annual Special Olympics — its biggest ever," 7 June 2019 Or, yes, that water gun moment: In conclusion, do keep living your best beach volleyball life Leo. Ashley Hoffman, Time, "This Photo of a Volleyball Smushing Leonardo DiCaprio in the Face Is Already Summer 2019's Finest Meme," 26 June 2019 DiCaprio is no stranger to the meme treatment; his drink-toting Jay Gatsby pose and shirtless water gun fight are already Internet favorites. Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "We Are All Leonardo DiCaprio Getting Hit in the Face with a Volleyball," 26 June 2019 Weapons -- including pocket knives, blades, firearms, fireworks -- and toy knives and guns, including water guns. Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "MLB All-Star Game, lead-in events to bring road closures, security rules to Cleveland as well as baseball’s best," 25 June 2019 So does trying to toss a ring around the neck of a plastic duck, or throwing a baseball at a row of beer bottles or shooting a water gun to make a balloon blow up. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Follow the smell of deep-fried Twinkies. Soon you’ll be at the San Mateo fair," 7 June 2019 The inaugural flight will take off with a traditional water gun sendoff. Dallas News, "American Airlines begins nonstop flights to Munich, Dublin for first time in DFW Airport history," 5 June 2019 Inside the pages of the fashion tome, the Beckham children let loose in style, squirting each other with water guns as their parents lounge on the grass. Lily Rose, Allure, "Victoria Beckham Poses With David and All Four Kids for British Vogue Cover," 4 Sep. 2018

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First Known Use of water gun

1951, in the meaning defined above

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