Why do people always use the term 'pistol-whip' when describing someone being hit with a handgun? A pistol is nothing like a whip. Should the term be changed to something more appropriate
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Man Strangles Girlfriend Unconscious, Then Gets Pistol Whipped by an Unnamed Third Person - The Truth About Guns
![TOP DEFINITION pistol whip To strike a person with the handle of a handgun, generally in the head. didn't want to shoot him, so pistol whipped him instead. by icy February 12, TOP DEFINITION pistol whip To strike a person with the handle of a handgun, generally in the head. didn't want to shoot him, so pistol whipped him instead. by icy February 12,](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/6158bc590a9a5c4ff506066461801a44ef86984503b76312419f7d2f20ddc27e_1.jpg)