Raygun

A person who holds an advanced degree (Master's or especially a PhD) but demonstrates shockingly poor judgment, zero practical competence, or outright idiocy in their field or public output — typically someone who publishes convoluted, pretentious, or completely nonsensical "research" articles that make everyone question how they ever got credentialed in the first place.

The term originates from Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn (Paris 2024), who held a PhD in cultural studies/breakdancing academia yet delivered one of the most memorably disastrous performances in Olympic history — scoring zero points while hopping around like a deranged kangaroo — turning her into the ultimate symbol of credentialed incompetence.

She spent 7 years on a thesis about street culture then embarrassed her entire country on live TV. Certified Raygun.

by nortyhorse January 18, 2026

rectal raygun

a shit so hard it awakes giants from there thousand year slumber, And is also on some Navy ships

"im not feeling well" i said right before my rectal raygun went of into my doctors ass. like a ass transplant from one asshole into the other

by Mr.somespaghetti December 10, 2019

doing a raygun

The act of impersonating people with skills and somehow managing to get all the way to the very peak of recognition, while at no point in time showing anyone, you were actually capable of doing what you claim to be able to do. Usually in some form of niche sporting event, such as breakdancing, where the individual somehow gets to go all the way, such as the Olympics, and then, representing your country, puts in a display that resembles an epileptic mop with brain AIDS. It is important to note that this moment in their life will never be forgotten nor forgiven by the entire Internet.

He's doing a Raygun.
Did you see that chic breakdancing? She was doing a Raygun

by honneamise August 10, 2024

Pull a Raygun

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.

“Never done this before… f*ckit, I’m just gonna pull a raygun.”

by OfficialPooknuckle August 10, 2024