taser

Plural: tasers

Noun

A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
Any electroshock stun gun.

Verb

To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.

Examples

"As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later."

Origin / Etymology

Acronym of the science fiction story Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle. Coined in the early 1970s by the inventor Jack Cover originally as TSER, to which he later added the letter A to ease pronunciation. Genericization of the trademark Taser.

Synonyms

stun gun, tase

Scrabble Score: 5

taser: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
taser: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
taser: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

taser is a valid Words With Friends word