popgun

[ pop-guhn ]

/ ˈpɒpˌgʌn /

a child's toy gun from which a pellet is shot by compressed air, producing a loud pop.

Origin of popgun

First recorded in 1655–65; pop¹ + gun¹

So Mun Bun got his popgun after all, though, of course, he did not do right in taking it from the train boy's basket.

Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's |Laura Lee Hope
Maybe it's a bear, an' if it is Freddie can take his popgun the next time we go there.

The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island |Laura Lee Hope
Popgun came down to a trot obedientlyand also suddenly, very nearly sending Joe out over his head.

Boy Scouts in Glacier Park |Walter Prichard Eaton
Such things only give boys crazy notions about catching dogs and little girls with a rope, or shooting stray cats with a popgun.

The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies |Grace Brooks Hill

For instance, I wish you would fit me with two twelvepound carronades instead of those two popgun long sixes.

Tom Cringle's Log |Michael Scott

popgun

/ (ˈpɒpˌɡʌn) /

a toy gun that fires a pellet or cork by means of compressed air and makes a popping sound