verb Gaming Slang

Cooking

/ˈkʊkɪŋ/ · verb · slang

Dominating your opponent so thoroughly you're basically cooking them like a meal.

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Definitions

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In basketball, to repeatedly beat and score on a defender with ease.

“He's been cooking that guy all game, switch the matchup.”
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Used in the phrase 'let him cook' to mean give someone room to do their thing.

“Don't double-team, just let him cook.”
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More broadly across gaming and life, to be performing at a high, dominant level.

“Leave him alone, he's cooking — let the man finish his project.”
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Cooking In A Sentence

She's cooking the whole defense tonight.
Let him cook, he's got a hot hand.
Bro pulled up and started cooking the second-stringers.

Origin & Usage

AAVE expression for excelling, applied across basketball, gaming, and music. 'Let him cook' became a viral encouragement phrase in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

Variants cookcookedlet him cooklet her cook
Tags #sports#aave#american#gen-z

People Also Ask

What does 'cooking' mean in basketball?

It means dominating a defender, scoring on them over and over with ease. You're cooking them like a meal.

What does 'let him cook' mean?

It means give someone the freedom to do their thing because they're performing well. Don't interrupt a hot streak.

Is 'cooking' only used in sports?

No, it's used across gaming, music, and everyday life for anyone who's excelling or in a strong groove.

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