scattergun

noun

1. (informal)Synonym of shotgun.

   “But in all-around use, the scattergun now ranks first across fields and forests, trap and skeet ranges.”

   “Groundhitching the horse, he left the Winchester in the saddle boot and reached under his duster to unsling the scattergun.”

   “You ever have a staring contest with a fish? No eyelids. Kinda pointless, right? Like you reaching for that scattergun.”

adj

1. Unfocused in approach or topic.

   “UKIP's Facebook approach was the most 'scattergun', posting a slew of national messages, presumably in the hope that something might impact locally.”

   “While the use of such language in judicial reasoning is not uncommon amongst the more senior Pakistani courts, the acceptance of all pleaded grounds, no matter how 'scattergun' the approach, certainly is.”