noun Gaming Slang

Gimp

· noun · gaming

Killing an offstage opponent early by wrecking their recovery, not their percent.

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Definitions

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A kill that has no business happening at that percent. You catch someone offstage with a weak hit or a steal of their recovery and they just can't make it back. The damage didn't kill them, the situation did.

“He gimped me at 30% with a single bair, I was nowhere near death on paper.”
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Used as a verb: to gimp someone is to rob them of their recovery for an early stock.

“Jigglypuff lives to gimp you offstage, respect the ledge.”
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Gimp In A Sentence

He gimped me at 30% with a single bair, I was nowhere near death on paper.
Jigglypuff lives to gimp you offstage, respect the ledge.

Origin & Usage

Super Smash Bros. community slang for a 'cheap'/low-damage early kill.

People Also Ask

What does Gimp mean in Smash?

Gimping means killing an offstage opponent early by wrecking their recovery rather than racking up their percent.

How do you use Gimp in a sentence?

"He didn't need a big hit — he just gimped me offstage."

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