noun, verb Gaming Slang

Sourspot

· noun, verb · gaming

The weak part of a move's hitbox — the one you don't want to hit with.

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Definitions

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The dud hitbox of a move — less damage, weaker knockback, no kill. Usually it's the late frames or the wrong part of the limb. Hit the sourspot and your big kill move just pokes them for chip.

“He sourspotted the up-air, so instead of a kill it just popped her up for free.”
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Sourspot In A Sentence

He sourspotted the up-air, so instead of a kill it just popped her up for free.

Origin & Usage

Fighting game and Smash Bros community; the opposite of sweetspot.

Variants sour spot

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