adjective Internet Slang

Rekt

/rɛkt/ · adjective · slang

Wrecked — financially destroyed by a bad trade, or just badly beaten at anything.

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Definitions

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Financially wiped out, usually after a leveraged trade got liquidated or a coin crashed hard. The deliberate misspelling of 'wrecked' is the whole flavor.

“I went long with 20x leverage and got absolutely rekt.”
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Generally messed up, ruined, or in a terrible state — physically, emotionally, or otherwise.

“Three hours of sleep and back-to-back meetings, I'm rekt.”
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From gaming, to be utterly dominated or destroyed by an opponent. This is the older sense that crypto borrowed.

“We rekt the enemy team in the final round.”
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Rekt In A Sentence

Whole portfolio down 80 percent, I am rekt beyond repair.
He got rekt in the comments for that take.
One bad liquidation and you're rekt for the cycle.

Origin & Usage

A leetspeak misspelling of 'wrecked' from online gaming in the 2000s, used to taunt destroyed opponents. Crypto traders adopted it around 2017 specifically for getting liquidated, and there's even a 'rekt' liquidation tracker named after it.

Variants wreckedget rektrekt citygetting rekt
Tags #gen-z#gaming#money#meme#internet

People Also Ask

What does 'rekt' mean in crypto?

It means you got financially destroyed, usually from a leveraged trade getting liquidated. It's the gaming insult applied to your wallet.

What does 'get rekt' mean in gaming?

It's a taunt meaning 'get wrecked' — you just got completely beaten or destroyed. It started in online multiplayer games.

Why is it spelled 'rekt'?

It's an intentional leetspeak misspelling of 'wrecked' from 2000s gaming culture, kept because it just looks funnier.

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