What's the meaning of saturday night special?

[Liman]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #304 "Business buzzwords: Lost horizons", question 3

Marty Lipton and Joseph Flom's first big tender fight was the $84 million Colt (Flom) takeover of Garlock (Lipton), where the term 'Saturday Night .........' was coined to describe Colt's lightning raid.

(a) Fever
(b) Live
(c) Poker
(d) Special

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #304 "Business buzzwords: Lost horizons", answer 3

Marty Lipton and Joseph Flom's first big tender fight was the $84 million Colt (Flom) takeover of Garlock (Lipton), where the term 'Saturday Night Special' was coined to describe Colt's lightning raid.

Correct answer: (d) Special
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what's the meaning of saturday night special

Liman

[Mister Micawber]

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A lightning raid. It is also slang for a cheap hand gun, the sort often used in the US for crimes, since they are easily available.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber