What does packing heat mean

Pack some serious heat. Thread starter flyyhwd Start date Nov 13, Should have brought a gun too what does "pack some serious heat" mean in the context? Florentia52 Modwoman in the attic Wisconsin. Please tell us where you found these sentences, and explain what is going on in the story at this point. Florentia52 said:. Click to expand Roxxxannne said:. So "packing heat" means that you are carrying a gun and are ready to use it. Sense of "to carry or convey in a pack" led to general sense of "to carry in any manner;" hence pack heat "carry a gun," underworld slang from s; "to be capable of delivering" a punch, etc.

Improve this question. You may also find it interesting to know that "It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide. Sorry, I really had no idea another phrase from the same sub-culture would be that obscure.

I take for granted the idioms I grew up with. Try this: en. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, here is the first citation for this phrase: W. Improve this answer. Kosmonaut Kosmonaut 49k 10 10 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. EtymOnline offers this : Sense of "to carry or convey in a pack" led to general sense of "to carry in any manner;" hence to pack heat "carry a gun," underworld slang from s.

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