neurostunner

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English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ stunner.

Noun

neurostunner (plural neurostunners)

  1. (science fiction) A weapon that stuns a person by affecting their nervous system.
    • 1993, Iain M. Banks, Against a Dark Background:
      "She fries my synapses with a neurostunner whose insurance warranty ran out around the time of the Skytube, then she asks if I'm okay," he said, attempting to laugh but coughing instead.
    • 2004, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Flash, page 178:
      I grabbed the neurostunner from the drawer — the kind allowed in the house, but not beyond its doors — and hurried toward the front door, querying the system.