Smoking Gun

Noun

A piece of evidence that strongly suggests someone's guilt or involvement in a crime or wrongdoing.

Pronunciation

Smo-king gun

Synonyms

Evidence, Proof, Indication, Clue, Sign

Antonyms

Disproof, Refutation, Exoneration, Innocence

Indian Languages

🇮🇳 Hindi → धूम्रपान करने वाला बंदूक (dhūmrpān karne vālā bandūk)

🇮🇳 Bengali → ধূমপানকারী বন্দুক (dhūmpānkarī banduk)

🇮🇳 Tamil → புகையிலைப் புகைப்படம் (pugaiyilaip pugaipeṭam)

🇮🇳 Kannada → ಧೂಮಪಾನ ಮಾಡುವ ಶಸ್ತ್ರ (dhūmapāna māḍuva śastra)

🇮🇳 Telugu → పొగ తాగే ఆయుధం (poga tāgē āyudhaṁ)

🇮🇳 Urdu → دھوئیں والا بندوق (dhūain wālā bandūk)

European Languages

🇪🇸 Spanish → Pistola humeante

🇫🇷 French → Pistolet fumant

🇩🇪 German → Raucherpistole

Other Asian Languages

🇨🇳 Chinese → 冒烟的枪 (màoyān de qiāng)

🇯🇵 Japanese → 煙を出す銃 (kemuri o dasu jū)

Examples
  1. The discovery of the suspect's fingerprints on the weapon was the smoking gun that led to his arrest.
  2. The leaked documents served as a smoking gun, proving the company's involvement in illegal activities.
  3. In the investigation, the detective was searching for the smoking gun that would confirm his suspicions about the suspect.