the hydration station is currently a dehydration station
by hungryhippo12 April 18, 2017
by er1ko February 07, 2021
The inverse of a Chekhov's Gun.
A literary device that would be perceived as vital to the plot of a story, only to hold little to no actual significance later.
Not to be confused with a Red Herring, which are used intentionally to mislead or distract the reader. A Dehydration Gun would commonly result from poor writing decisions, or plot holes.
The term derives from an item of the same name, in the movie 'Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate', where it would have been a valid solution to many of the obstacles the movie provides, but is not used.
A literary device that would be perceived as vital to the plot of a story, only to hold little to no actual significance later.
Not to be confused with a Red Herring, which are used intentionally to mislead or distract the reader. A Dehydration Gun would commonly result from poor writing decisions, or plot holes.
The term derives from an item of the same name, in the movie 'Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate', where it would have been a valid solution to many of the obstacles the movie provides, but is not used.
"Wait... Couldn't they have just used that thing from the beginning of the story?"
"I know, right? But no, it just turned out to be a Dehydration Gun."
"I know, right? But no, it just turned out to be a Dehydration Gun."
by C.A.I.S.E_E May 15, 2024
by Queen Of Accountability February 28, 2025
by DickSlaya69 November 30, 2015
dick-dehydration is when you have no dick in your life; or it can mean that a males dick is all dry and crusty from to many sexual intercourse.
by babygirl😍💜 January 10, 2018
"She's not a thirsty bitch, she's a Dehydrated Whore!"
by Destroyer D 69 December 19, 2024