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Big Iron: A firearm, specifically a revolver. Due to the thick metal used in creating old-style revolvers such as the Colt Peacemaker or the newer Ruger Blackhawk/Redhawk, and partially due to the weight of the weapon, they earned the nickname "Big Iron." This phrase became largely popular after Marty Robbins' widly successful gunfighting ballad called "Big Iron."
"No lone dared to ask his business no one dared to make the slip, the stranger there amoung them had a big iron on his hip"
by wakyjdogboy April 12, 2017
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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A colloquism from the American Frontier days, referring to a handgun with a long barrel, as mentioned in the Marty Robbins song, featured in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. It was the style of the time for many to carry shorter barreled guns, often with the front sight filed down or completely off, to aid in a faster draw. So, anyone carrying a long barreled gun was assumed to be confident enough in their ability to handle the gun they would trade the speed of a shorter barrel for accuracy of a longer one.
by Jen45 December 07, 2018
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If theres a school shooting happening and pumped up kicks turns to big iron the school shooter is fucked
by DECEAR CLEAR DOWN EGG March 14, 2020
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A large-caliber handgun (Preferably a revolver), that is mentioned in the song Big Iron.
The specific Big Iron was used by The Arizona Ranger to take down Texas Red.
This also is referred to in the hit game Fallout: New Vegas, when you as Courier Six shoot Mister House with a Big Iron, ending the game.
The specific Big Iron was used by The Arizona Ranger to take down Texas Red.
This also is referred to in the hit game Fallout: New Vegas, when you as Courier Six shoot Mister House with a Big Iron, ending the game.
by ThenSoldiern January 12, 2021