machine pistol

noun

a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.

Also called burp gun.

Origin

1935-40

Examples from the web for machine pistol

The henchman sitting at the desk isn't holding a machine pistol.
He also pleaded not guilty to possession of an illegal weapon, a machine pistol.
One is a polymer frame, semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine and the other is a machine pistol.
Two people were inside a building, both armed, one with a machine pistol.
One is a polymer frame semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine and the other is a machine pistol.
Immediately he became the target for concentrated machine pistol and rocket fire, which blasted the rubble about him.