Toy fluid launcher and method of using same

A toy launcher comprising:

• a telescopic barrel having a front part and a rear part;
• a plunger element engaged by the telescopic barrel;
• a compression spring that biases the plunger element against a rear wall of the telescopic barrel;
• and
• a cocking slide coupled to the telescopic barrel and the plunger element, the cocking slide being movable between a forward position and a backward position;
• wherein, when the cocking slide is moved from the forward position to the backward position, the plunger element pushes the compression spring backwards to partially compress the compression spring against the rear wall of the telescopic barrel from a first partially compressed state to a second partially compressed state, the compression spring being more compressed in the second partially compressed state as compared to the first partially compressed state;
• and
• wherein, when the cocking slide is moved from the backward position to the forward position, the rear part of the telescopic barrel pushes the compression spring against the plunger element to fully compress the compression spring against the rear wall of the telescopic barrel.