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Gaming Slang
alt
· noun · gaming
A second account — not your main, your spare.
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A player's secondary account, separate from their main. People run alts to mess about off-rank, play with lower-skilled friends, or — less charmingly — to smurf on beginners.
“That 'new' player feeding bot lane is obviously a Challenger on an alt.”
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In MMOs and RPGs it's a secondary character rather than a whole account — a side guy you level alongside your main.
“I've got my main maxed so I'm grinding gold on my alt now.”
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alt In A Sentence
That 'new' player feeding bot lane is obviously a Challenger on an alt.
I've got my main maxed so I'm grinding gold on my alt now.
Origin & Usage
Short for 'alternate' account or character. Old MMO term that spread everywhere.
People Also Ask
Is an alt the same as a smurf?
Related but not identical. An alt is just any secondary account; a smurf is specifically a strong player using a low-rank alt to stomp weaker opponents.
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