Gaming Slang

How hard a champ's power ramps up with levels and items as the game goes on.

FFXIV's photo mode — freeze the action and frame the perfect shot.

Keeping a boss or enemy alive to squeeze out maximum points.

Blowing a winnable game through bad decisions — losing a lead you should've closed out.

A smoke set so you can see them, but they can't see you.

Stringing kills or pickups together to keep a score multiplier alive.

An exclamation of triumph or joy, spelled with two zeros: w00t.

Buying low and selling high fast on the Grand Exchange for quick profit.

Sitting in one spot waiting to ambush people instead of playing aggressively — usually said with disgust.

A big-forehead emote meaning a galaxy-brained, super-smart play or idea.

Pumping continues to brute-force your way to the ending instead of one-crediting it.

Moving in tiny increments to funnel aimed bullets into one tidy line you can dodge.

A squashed low res run for a wider, easier-to-spot enemy.

A wild shot you take when you're so hot you want to confirm you can't miss.

Leetspeak for 'you', often paired with taunts like 'j00 got pwned'.

Mashing a button at frame disadvantage, praying for a counter-hit.

How fast and cleanly a hero can wipe out a minion wave.

Pulling a jungle camp off its spawn so a fresh one spawns next to it — double the farm.

Cancelling a move's start-up into another move to steal extra range.

To die in-game. Flat on the floor, lights out.

Bending in-game RNG to your will through deliberate inputs.

Turning away from an incoming flashbang to reduce how blind you go.

Leetspeak for 'sucks' — to be bad — the counterpart to 'roxxor'.

The frames after getting hit where you can't do anything but take it.

Crying Isaac emote — pure sadness.

Shooting out over your own build while the enemy can't see you yet.

The outer boundary of the current ring or circle in a battle royale.

Slamming the opponent flat against the wall for a free follow-up.

Inputting at the right moment to escape a throw or soften a knockdown.

Dropping a bomb to wipe the screen before a bullet pattern blooms.

A glitch that fires the end credits early, skipping the game.

Queueing solo by switching off Fill Teammates, no randoms attached.

Cleanly breaking off a fight and getting out before it goes bad.

OoT glitch that writes item values outside the inventory using a bottle on B.

Snowclone nickname for a streamer defined by one habit — like React Andy.

An attack that hits from behind, tricking you into blocking the wrong way.

A glitch that warps you to a destination the game never intended.

When your shot gets violently blocked, slapped out of the air like a bug.

The rank bracket where you feel permanently stuck no matter how well you play.

Phasing through solid walls or floors that are supposed to block you.