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Gunn-isms

A Lexicon of Gunn Terminology

Have Gunn Will Travel: A Guide for Tent Captains

Annie Get Your Gunn: The Single Girl’s Guide to Marrying Well

Johnny Got His Gunn: A Guide to the First Year Of Married Life

Gunns and Roses: A Guide to Gardening in Caithness 

 The Shakiest Gunn in the West: A Biography of Life in San Francisco

“My Daddy Was a Pistol and I’m a Son of a Gunn” by that famous Country and Western singer, Six Gunn McGunn

“Shot Gun[n] Boogie” by Tennessee Ernie Ford

“Either Peace or War”- Clan Gunn motto- what doesn’t kill us better do enough damage to keep us from shooting back, and you’d better have a good pair of running ghillie brogues; or “Either Peace or War” – we’re not picky

“We’re Gunning for You” –unofficial motto of the Gunn Texas Branch

Water Gunn-any Gunn under the legal drinking age

Smoking Gunn -any Gunner satisfying their nicotine habit

Air Gunn-a Gunner with a pilot’s license

Gunn Boat-a sailing vessel of Norse design having a single square sail

Big Gunns-Clan Gunn Commissioners and their Deputies

Gunn Cabinet-Clan Gunn Board of Directors

Gunn Smoke-the vapor trail left by Gunn recruiters in hot pursuit of new members

Out-Gunned- 1.) term used to describe recruiting efforts of other clans 2.) what happens to commissioners of other clans that are too slow

Gunn Fight-annual Gunn/McKay Tug-O-War or Gunn family reunion

Gunn Fire-generic term for any cooking fire at a Clan Gunn event

Gunner-generic term for any Clan Gunn member

Gunn Room- 1.) that which we are always short of, 2.) any tent space located next to the Gunn tents that is left unguarded

Gunn Shot-any libation found in copious amounts where Gunns gather (see definition of "Gunn Barrel")

Gunn Shy-term used to describe any non-Gunn Clan Commissioner

Gunn Wale-plaintive moan heard when the Talisker barrel runs dry

Gunn Control-any effort on the part of another Clan to restrict Clan Gunn expansion (illegal in most places)

Gunn Laws-Raghnild’s Rules of Order for Clan Management

Gunn Slinger-1.) any Clan member participating in the hammer throw at a Scottish festival, 2.) any member toting a whisky flask

Arsenal- any place where Gunns tend to gather, as at the Gunn tent

Gunn Barrel – a single serving of beverage (alcoholic or otherwise) for a Gunner, typically with a disposable top or plug

Gunn Cleaner-a less than exceptional whisky consumed by Gunners solely because  a) it came from Scotland, b) it is a single malt, or c) it was free

Gunn Rack-a horizontal surface on which a Gunner sleeps, i.e. ground behind a Gunn tent

Gunn Safe- 1.) small metal box containing revenues of the branch, 2.) what other Clan commissioners feel when there are no Gunners around

Gunn Sight-1.) the extraordinary visual acuity that permits Gunns to see potential members in just about anybody, or at any range 2.) what one loses when they consume Gunn cleaner

Gunn Stock-the collection of Gunn related items for sale in the Clan tent

Trigger-1.) horse belonging to a gunner, 2.) an item or topic which angers a Gunn (sets a Gunn off) i.e. the use of  “Viking” as a noun

Gunn Swab- a sailor aboard a Gunn Ship

Gunn Report-articles submitted for the quarterly newsletter

Gunn Runner-1.) an athletic Clan member, 2.)enthusiastic  Recruiter of new members

Gunn Powder-powder used to reduce that annoying chafing

Gunn cotton-Gunn tartan with no wool content worn by Gunners with allergies to wool

Concealed Gunn-1.) potential member who just has not yet found a Gunn ancestor, 2.) an unknown Gunn ancestor

The Gunns of Navarone-1.) an epic migration of Gunns; 2.) little known Scottish World War II commando unit

Loose Gunn-1.) smaller version of a loose cannon

2.) any unattended Gunn child, 3.)  any Gunn descendant who has not signed up or renewed their membership

Six Gunn-weapon of choice for the Earls of Caithness (roughly equivalent to twelve Keith)

Shot Gunn-1.) Gunner that has been rode hard and put away wet, 2.) how a Gunn commissioner feels after a festival

Squirt Guns-minor children of a Gunn

Gunn Ho-1.) battle cry, 2.) unswerving dedication and loyalty to Clan Gunn

Gunnery Tables-large tables used at festivals to hold edibles, usually over loaded

Gunn Sale-what happens to Gunn merchandise

Gunn Dog-faithful companion to any Gunn

Gunn Man-an unco braw male clansman

Gunn Mettle- the courage and fortitude typically shown by Gunns

Gunn Carriage-vehicle used to transport tents and other supplies necessary to Clan tent operations at festivals

Lock, Stock, and Barrel-what happens at the end of the day at the Gunn tent, they Lock up the Gunn Stock and break out the Gunn Barrel

Cap Gunn-a small pewter musket kilt pin sometimes worn as a bonnet ornament by discriminating Gunns

Gunn Show- 1.) the opening parade at a Scottish/Celtic festival where the Gunns have a tent 2.) an unfortunate incident involving a Gunner sitting down in his new first kilt.

Great Gunns-do you really have to ask??

BB Gunn - A very young Gunn.

Machine Gunn-A bionic Gunn. 

Under the Gunn- having a Gunn for a boss.

Jumping the Gunn- trying to get ahead of a Gunn, which  everyone knows isn’t wise.

Gunn belt- what keeps our britches up.

Top Gunn . . . a Gunn on the summit of Ben Nevis?

The Gunns Are Loaded - War cry of the Clan Gunn Society of North Armerica

Gunn Emplacement- The space where a Gunn tent is set up, as well as any unguarded spaces or unclaimed territory nearby.

Anti-Aircraft Gunn - Any Gunn that lives too close to a major airport.