footgun (English, noun)
expansion: footgun (plural footguns)
Senses:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Any feature likely to lead to the programmer or user shooting themselves in the foot.
tags: derogatory
humorous
slang
glosses: 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.).
Forms:
form: footguns
tags: plural