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Where does the word shotgun come from

Where does the word shotgun come from
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Where does the word shotgun come from

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Wrong the word shoot goon come from a gun
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The expression riding shotgun is derived from "shotgun messenger a colloquial term for express messenger, when stagecoach travel was popular during the American Wild West and the Colonial period in Australia. The person rode alongside the driver.
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