popgun
Child's cork launcher
A popgun is a toy gun that makes a popping sound when fired, typically shooting a cork or soft projectile with compressed air.
The term extends to any small or ineffective firearm: That little pistol is just a popgun.
Figuratively, something dismissed as a popgun lacks real power or threat.
Tree bark bottle seal
- triggerWhat initiates action
- shooterOne who fires weapons
- plasticCapable of being molded
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
projectile · dart · suction · pistol · replica · mechanism · cap · spring
Reduced-scale representation
- smallLimited in size
- harmlessCausing no injury
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- weakLacking power or force
feeble · impotent · puny · insignificant · underwhelming · unimpressive · peashooter · lightweight
Narrow break or attempt
discharge · percussion · echo · boom · blast · reverberation · puff · click
cork
Tree bark bottle seal
blaster · projectile · dart · suction · pistol · replica · mechanism · cap · spring · barrel
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- smallLimited in size
- harmlessCausing no injury
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
weak · feeble · impotent · puny · insignificant · underwhelming · unimpressive · peashooter · lightweight
crack
Narrow break or attempt
shot · discharge · percussion · echo · boom · blast · reverberation · puff · click · thwack
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- playtimeRecreation period for children
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
adventure · playground · games · youth · carefree · whimsy · mischief · cowboys · pretend · backyard
popguncannon
Large mounted gun
howitzer · artillery · bazooka · machine gun · assault rifle
popgunnuclear weapon
Explosive using atomic fission
atomic bomb · big guns · heavy hitter · powerhouse · juggernaut