verb Gaming Slang

Throw

/θroʊ/ · verb · slang

To lose a winning game through bad play, sometimes on purpose.

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Definitions

1

To lose a game you were clearly winning because of careless or terrible decisions.

“We were up by 10k gold and threw at the last objective.”
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2

As a noun, the moment or play that lost a winnable game.

“That dive was the throw of the century.”
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3

To deliberately lose, either to grief teammates or manipulate rank.

“He's throwing on purpose because we wouldn't give him mid.”
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Throw In A Sentence

how do you throw a game that was already won, genuinely
if you throw one more teamfight I'm muting you
reported him for throwing, he ran it down mid all game

Origin & Usage

From the boxing and sports phrase 'throw a fight,' meaning to lose intentionally. Gaming kept that sense but also broadened it to any blown winning position, on purpose or not.

Variants throwingthrewhardthrowint
Tags #gaming#gen-z#american#sports

People Also Ask

What does throw mean in gaming?

It means losing a game you should have won, either by misplay or on purpose. Context tells you which.

Is throwing the same as choking?

Not quite. Choking is failing under pressure by accident, while throwing often implies it was avoidable or deliberate.

What's the difference between throwing and inting?

Inting (intentional feeding) is a specific way of throwing by repeatedly dying on purpose. Throwing is the broader term for losing a won game.

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