footgun noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •by extension, generalised from (1.): An opportunity or object that allows the unfortunate to mostly figuratively but sometimes literally shoot themselves in the foot. A less obvious footgun may be a pitfall (1.). •(slang, humorous) Any feature likely to lead to the programmer or user shooting themselves in the foot.If it is what Douglas Crockford might call a “footgun,” then at the very least, condoning and standardizing the “footwounds” will make problems easier to search for and fix. — 2017 verb1 •To shoot oneself in the foot. formsfootgunned · footgunning · footguns
