Added 30 September 2026 footgun noun noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about footgun at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Any feature likely to lead to the programmer or user shooting themselves in the foot. verb To shoot oneself in the foot. Origin From foot + gun. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: footsiefootslogfooterfoothookflatfootfat-fingerfubarfuskingfootfulcatchfartfootholefootfuck Back to today's word