A term used to describe a performance or effort that doesn't meet expectations despite great potential. Inspired by Rachael Gunn's breakdancing debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where high hopes met an unexpected outcome. Often used humorously to describe underperformance with flair.
"At the salsa club, Alvaro was determined to impress the ladies with his dance skills. After a few too many drinks, he ended up Raygunning it, hopping around like a kangaroo instead of salsa dancing"
by Mr_Felix2000 August 12, 2024
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Named after 2025 Australian Olympic breakdancer, “Raygun”.
…with due respect.
Named after 2025 Australian Olympic breakdancer, “Raygun”.
…with due respect.
by OfficialPooknuckle August 10, 2024
Get the Pull a Raygun mug.**Raygun (noun)**: A slang term describing someone who exudes extreme confidence but lacks the necessary skills or talent to back it up. This term often applies to individuals whose boldness and self-assurance lead them to take on tasks or challenges well beyond their capabilities, resulting in outcomes that are more comedic than successful. The term is inspired by instances where overconfidence leads to unintentional humor or failure, making the person a source of amusement rather than admiration.
"He walked into the karaoke bar like he was the next superstar, but when he started singing, it was pure *Raygun*—all swagger, no talent."
"She confidently entered the chess tournament, trash-talking every opponent, but her moves were so bad it was a total *Raygun* moment. Everyone was laughing by the end."
"She confidently entered the chess tournament, trash-talking every opponent, but her moves were so bad it was a total *Raygun* moment. Everyone was laughing by the end."
by EinSpace August 13, 2024
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Colloquial term to be used to explain a state of discomfort, especially pertaining to white people appropriating cultural norms and pop cultures.. badly.
Colloquial term to be used to explain a state of discomfort, especially pertaining to white people appropriating cultural norms and pop cultures.. badly.
Stacey: Me and Star and Wombat are thinking of going down to the breach and doing a bit of a drum circle
ME: "Aw man that's so raygun"
ME: "Aw man that's so raygun"
by Pewboygonewild February 8, 2025
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Tommy leaned in with a mischievous grin and whispered, 'Tonight, Rebecca... I’m bringing out the RayGun Warrior
by Hondildo July 24, 2025
Get the RayGun Warrior mug.The epitome of toxic positivity, where a person lacks any self awareness and has no self criticism yet continues to foster an environment of praise and exuberates self praise. Has been gaslit all their life into believing they can do no wrong and that they themselves are possibly a victim of circumstance or some negative connotation and thus will continue to gaslight others while living in a spiral of narcissism and celebrate below mediocre outcomes through a sense of unjustified entitlement.
"Why did Hitler continue to push his forces towards the end of world war 2 even though he had clearly lost and every competent person around him knew that he had several years before." He just Rayguned it, he wasn't going to turn around and say, "mate I stuffed up, we shouldn't be in this position," he was like "I am going to Raygun this all the way. "
by JaeTae August 15, 2024
Get the Raygun mug.A euphemism for an internet fraud toolkit or op written in code—fired at a target platform to juice stats, siphon cash, or knock something sideways—while sounding just vague enough to text about on the clearnet without screaming “felony.” Illegal, grimy, and not the flex you think it is.
Extended:
Noun — The codebase or script pack that executes the hustle (login spoofers, puppets, schedulers, the whole shady bundle).
Verb — to raygun: to run said code against a site or service.
Figurative — Any overpowered automation that “zaps” a problem fast (often used jokingly by devs who are not committing crimes… relax).
Origin:
From “hit ’em with the beam” (laser sight on a gun). “Raygun” is the bastardized shorthand—drops the word beam, keeps the threat vibe.
Extended:
Noun — The codebase or script pack that executes the hustle (login spoofers, puppets, schedulers, the whole shady bundle).
Verb — to raygun: to run said code against a site or service.
Figurative — Any overpowered automation that “zaps” a problem fast (often used jokingly by devs who are not committing crimes… relax).
Origin:
From “hit ’em with the beam” (laser sight on a gun). “Raygun” is the bastardized shorthand—drops the word beam, keeps the threat vibe.
“We’re not brute-forcing it, we’ll raygun the funnel and watch the numbers pop.” - Anastasia Valentine
“He keeps bragging about his raygun like it’s sci-fi—bro, that’s just fraud with extra steps.” - Aiden Valentine
“Client asked for ‘growth hacking’; I said, ‘If you mean raygunning, that’s a no.’”
“OPS flagged an anomaly. Someone raygunned the referral program overnight.”
“He keeps bragging about his raygun like it’s sci-fi—bro, that’s just fraud with extra steps.” - Aiden Valentine
“Client asked for ‘growth hacking’; I said, ‘If you mean raygunning, that’s a no.’”
“OPS flagged an anomaly. Someone raygunned the referral program overnight.”
by aidenvalentine October 26, 2025
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