noun
Gaming Slang
footsies
· noun · gaming
The mid-range poking battle of spacing, baiting, and whiff-punishing.
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Definitions
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The ground game in a fighting game: edging in and out of range, throwing pokes, and punishing your opponent for whiffing theirs. Pure spacing chess before anyone commits.
“His footsies are unreal, he whiff-punished my sweep three times in a row.”
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Winning footsies means controlling the space so your normals land and theirs don't.
“Stop jumping and learn footsies, you're getting blown up at neutral.”
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footsies In A Sentence
His footsies are unreal, he whiff-punished my sweep three times in a row.
Stop jumping and learn footsies, you're getting blown up at neutral.
Origin & Usage
Fighting game community. Borrowed from the playground sense of 'footsie'; popularised by Street Fighter player Sajam and the broader FGC.
Variants
footsie
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