rubber gun

Toy band launcher

A rubber gun is a non-functional replica firearm, typically used for training law enforcement or military personnel in scenarios where a real weapon would be dangerous or impractical.

The term also applies to toy guns and prop weapons in film production.

In some contexts, rubber gun refers dismissively to inadequate equipment or symbolic authority without real power: They sent us in with rubber guns and expected results.

Related

pop · snap · stretch · pull back · launch · let fly · office · prank · finger · flick · shoot · shooting game · aim · target · plaything · homemade · harmless · sting

Opposites
authenticity/functionality

rubber gunloaded gun

service weapon · deadly weapon · military firearm · assault rifle

threat level

rubber gundeadly weapon

Instrument capable of killing

assault rifle

Family

rubber, gun, rub, rubbers, rubbery, rubberize, rubberized, rubbing, guns

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG