noun Gaming Slang

creep

· noun · gaming

The AI minions and jungle monsters you farm for gold and XP.

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Definitions

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AI-controlled units in a MOBA. Lane creeps march down the lanes in waves; neutral creeps sit in the jungle waiting to be cleared. Killing them feeds you gold and experience. The bread and butter of farming.

“Stop chasing kills and farm your creeps, you're three levels behind.”
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Mostly Dota 2 lingo. League calls them minions in lane and monsters in the jungle, but the wider scene still says creep across the board.

“Last-hit the creep, don't just auto into the wave and push it.”
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creep In A Sentence

Stop chasing kills and farm your creeps, you're three levels behind.
Last-hit the creep, don't just auto into the wave and push it.

Origin & Usage

From Warcraft III, where neutral hostile units were called 'creeps'. Carried straight into Dota and the MOBA genre.

Variants creeps

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