Verb: to Raygun.
In the wake of the 2024 Olympic Breakdancing competition, Australian b-girl "Raygun" made international headlines and social media blew up over her unusual performance in which she scored a perfect 0 from 54 judges over three rounds in the competition.
It's like when you lie on your CV and then turn up and have to pretend you know how to do the job... that's Raygunning it.
In the wake of the 2024 Olympic Breakdancing competition, Australian b-girl "Raygun" made international headlines and social media blew up over her unusual performance in which she scored a perfect 0 from 54 judges over three rounds in the competition.
It's like when you lie on your CV and then turn up and have to pretend you know how to do the job... that's Raygunning it.
by BoiScout August 18, 2024
Get the Raygunmug. Nick made a break in his Rugby match, but then totally raygunned the offload. Now the coach has banned offloading
by Quidapa August 20, 2024
Get the Raygunnedmug. The phenomenon of a person reaching the pinnacle of their chosen activity / field / profession / sport / art / area of interest, only to be mediocre at it. Where outside observers of that activity / field / profession / sport / art / area of interest, can proclaim that they are also able to perform to that person's level of ability.
A: "How did she get into the Olympics? She was so bad."
B: "She raygunned it."
A: "Yeah yeah, I could totally do what she did."
B: "She raygunned it."
A: "Yeah yeah, I could totally do what she did."
by Easyshotsonly August 10, 2024
Get the Raygunmug. Jim pulled a raygun on the company potluck and now we are never allowed to have a potluck at work ever again.
The movie studio raygunned the Borderlands movie and now we will never have a future Borderlands movie.
The movie studio raygunned the Borderlands movie and now we will never have a future Borderlands movie.
by TURBOSAD August 12, 2024
Get the raygunmug. 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
Get the Raygunmug. Aussie term for the opposite of impostor syndrome, knowingly or unknowingly, resulting in spectacular failure.
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 Raygunmug. 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 Raygunmug.