footgun.
Any feature likely to lead to the programmer or user shooting themselves in the foot.
Meaning & usage
Any feature likely to lead to the programmer or user shooting themselves in the foot.
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.).
Where this word comes from
From foot + gun.
To shoot oneself in the foot.
Where this word comes from
From foot + gun.
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