verb Gaming Slang

Camping

/ˈkæmpɪŋ/ · verb · slang

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

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Definitions

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Hiding in a fixed position and waiting for enemies to walk by so you can pick them off, instead of moving and fighting. Considered cheap or cowardly by most players.

“He's been camping that corner all match, just rush him together.”
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In MMOs and RPGs, waiting at a specific spot to be first to a rare item or boss when it appears.

“I was camping the world boss spawn for two hours to get the drop.”
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Specifically 'spawn camping', sitting near the enemy spawn point to kill players the instant they respawn.

“Getting spawn camped is the most tilting thing in this game.”
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Camping In A Sentence

Stop camping and actually play the objective, we're down two flags.
This whole lobby is full of campers, it's miserable.
I camped the loot crate and ambushed three squads, easy wins.

Origin & Usage

FPS slang dating back to the early multiplayer shooters of the 1990s like Doom and Quake, where 'camping' a spot for kills was already a known taunt. Stayed standard across every shooter since.

Variants camperspawn campingtower camping
Tags #gen-z#fps#meme#competitive

People Also Ask

What does camping mean in video games?

It means staying in one hidden spot to ambush enemies instead of moving around and playing actively.

Why do people hate campers?

Camping is seen as cheap and boring because it racks up kills with low risk and ruins the pace of the match.

What is spawn camping?

It's waiting by the enemy's respawn point to kill them the second they come back, which is especially frustrating.

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