A field gunner is a former member of an 18 man Field Gun team. The sport of Field Gun was played by the British Royal Navy up to 1999 and commemorates the Royal Navy involvement in the seige of Ladysmith, in 1900.
The sport involves a complete 12-pounder 4.7 inch field gun and limber, total weight 2100 lb. It has to be taken to pieces, moved over two 5 ft high walls, a 28ft wide chasm, and through two narrow openings that are each just big enough for one man to crouch and scramble through.
Then it has to be reassembled and fired three times before being taken back down and carried via the same obstacles back to the start line.
The only extra equipment allowed are two spars and a wire to make a sheerlegs crane to get over the chasm.
The average time for the entire run was around two mins 30 secs.
Nowadays it has been revived as a game for kids, so is not the same thing at all.
A traditional Field Gunner is therefore a hard-assed motherfucker who never thinks about injuries and pain, and a true son of a gun who you would love to have on your side in any confrontational situation, and who will have a good laugh about it with you afterwards in the wreckage of your wannabe assailants.
The sport involves a complete 12-pounder 4.7 inch field gun and limber, total weight 2100 lb. It has to be taken to pieces, moved over two 5 ft high walls, a 28ft wide chasm, and through two narrow openings that are each just big enough for one man to crouch and scramble through.
Then it has to be reassembled and fired three times before being taken back down and carried via the same obstacles back to the start line.
The only extra equipment allowed are two spars and a wire to make a sheerlegs crane to get over the chasm.
The average time for the entire run was around two mins 30 secs.
Nowadays it has been revived as a game for kids, so is not the same thing at all.
A traditional Field Gunner is therefore a hard-assed motherfucker who never thinks about injuries and pain, and a true son of a gun who you would love to have on your side in any confrontational situation, and who will have a good laugh about it with you afterwards in the wreckage of your wannabe assailants.
I'd fuck her at the drop of a hat. But her brother is a Field Gunner so I'll ask him if I can date her first.
Cheerful Charlie: Fuck, man, you've got no fingers or thumb on your right hand! Are you a Field Gunner?
Bollocky Bill: Yeah. But I've still got a complete set left.
Cheerful Charlie: Fuck, man, you've got no fingers or thumb on your right hand! Are you a Field Gunner?
Bollocky Bill: Yeah. But I've still got a complete set left.
by man of the sea January 27, 2010
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"Yo bro isn't that Stephanie your ex girlfriend?"
"Oh shit ya, Tony will handle it, he's the rear gunner tonight."
"Oh shit ya, Tony will handle it, he's the rear gunner tonight."
by Matt and Tony August 6, 2007
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Unlike your typical hyper-competitive gunner, a California Gunner is an individual that attempts to gain an advantage over fellow classmates by joining numerous clubs/extracurriculars and brownnose the faculty responsible for their future recommendations (rather than putting in the effort to let their academic performance show).
A California Gunner is just as competitive as a regular gunner, but they are perceived as chill or laidback.
A California Gunner is just as competitive as a regular gunner, but they are perceived as chill or laidback.
"Why is he always going to the admins office?"
-"He goes every morning to schmooze, like your classic California Gunner."
-"He goes every morning to schmooze, like your classic California Gunner."
by PCP93 December 9, 2018
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Within the students kingdom, phylum medical students , and species gunner there is the subspecies known as the Ethical Gunner. This person has many of the typical behaviors of the gunner such as being an over achiever , constantly going balls to the walls and to some degree being a know it all .
However, the Ethical Gunner is open to helping out their lower achieving classmates in a non- derogatory ways, and generally be helpful . This is often due to them being raised in team centric environments such as high school sports or the military where being a self-centered dick is met with harsh and overwhelming criticism. Because of this, they would be just as happy getting an assist as scoring a point when playing basketball.
Key differences from the gunner include they do not try to fuck over anyone within ear shot and lack a personality disorder
Within the students kingdom, phylum medical students , and species gunner there is the subspecies known as the Ethical Gunner. This person has many of the typical behaviors of the gunner such as being an over achiever , constantly going balls to the walls and to some degree being a know it all .
However, the Ethical Gunner is open to helping out their lower achieving classmates in a non- derogatory ways, and generally be helpful . This is often due to them being raised in team centric environments such as high school sports or the military where being a self-centered dick is met with harsh and overwhelming criticism. Because of this, they would be just as happy getting an assist as scoring a point when playing basketball.
Key differences from the gunner include they do not try to fuck over anyone within ear shot and lack a personality disorder
Student 1: "I just got done reviewing the entire semester with Olivia, she is such a fucking gunner . She knows everything in class, published three papers, and volunteers 80 hours a week; when does she sleep?"
Student 2: "Soooo if she's also fitting in time to help you for free and has tons of other shit to do, you should probably qualify that with ethical gunner "
Student 2: "Soooo if she's also fitting in time to help you for free and has tons of other shit to do, you should probably qualify that with ethical gunner "
by GhostofPayton April 2, 2020
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Gunnery Sgt Hartman: DO YOU SUCK DICKS?
Marine:no Sgt hartman sir...
Sgt Hartman:BULLSHIT I BET YOU COULD SUCK A GOLF BALL THROUGH A GARDEN HOSE!
Marine:no Sgt hartman sir...
Sgt Hartman:BULLSHIT I BET YOU COULD SUCK A GOLF BALL THROUGH A GARDEN HOSE!
by Sergio Jaun Sheet Rodriguez November 15, 2010
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Stems from the saying "gong show"
Stems from the saying "gong show"
A) Person- " Fuck did you see the way Jimmy played today?"
"yeah he looked like some kind of shithead gonger."
B) Place- "Hey is that new bar any good?"
"Naww its a fuckin gonger."
C) Thing- " Damn straight Amy sucked my Gonger last night"
D) Occurance- " Shit that party last night was a gonger!"
E) Action- " Yo man you want to come gonging with us tonight?"
"yeah he looked like some kind of shithead gonger."
B) Place- "Hey is that new bar any good?"
"Naww its a fuckin gonger."
C) Thing- " Damn straight Amy sucked my Gonger last night"
D) Occurance- " Shit that party last night was a gonger!"
E) Action- " Yo man you want to come gonging with us tonight?"
by Simmons12 September 8, 2008
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I raise my hand just to tell my life experiences.
I think I am smart but really have no life skills besides being a bigot and asshole.
My opinion is the only one that counts.
I am pretty sure I have been everywhere in the world.
I am smarter and know more than my professors.
I am in the bottom of my class.
For some reason the teachers still call on me even though they know only my stupid fucking opinion is going to come out.
I raise my hand just to tell my life experiences.
I think I am smart but really have no life skills besides being a bigot and asshole.
My opinion is the only one that counts.
I am pretty sure I have been everywhere in the world.
I am smarter and know more than my professors.
I am in the bottom of my class.
For some reason the teachers still call on me even though they know only my stupid fucking opinion is going to come out.
A law school gunner would say things like:
"I feel like that isn't right because ya know freedom of contract"
"In New York..."
"I am from Massachusetts and there the law is..."
"I feel like that isn't right because ya know freedom of contract"
"In New York..."
"I am from Massachusetts and there the law is..."
by JoeShomo April 15, 2007
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