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SLANG CATEGORY

Gaming Slang

Terms commonly used in multiplayer games, streams and online communities.

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GOAT

Greatest of all time.

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Goated

Exceptionally good or worthy of being called the greatest of all time.

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Grief

Deliberately disrupt or annoy other players rather than play normally.

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Healer

A role or character focused on restoring teammates' health.

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Hitbox

The invisible area used by a game to detect hits or collisions.

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Hopium

Excessive or unrealistic hope, modelled on copium.

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Kappa

A streaming emote reference used to signal sarcasm or joking.

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L

A loss, failure or embarrassing outcome.

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Lag

A delay between player input and the game's response.

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Let him cook

Allow someone to continue because their idea or performance may turn out well.

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Level up

Improve skills, status, lifestyle or performance.

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LFG

Looking for group; seeking players to join an activity.

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Limited

A virtual item with restricted supply or resale rules, especially on Roblox.

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Loadout

The equipment, weapons or abilities selected for a match.

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Locked In

Fully focused, committed or performing with intense concentration.

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Loot

Items, currency or rewards collected in a game.

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Lore

Backstory, history or personal information that explains a person, event or fictional world.

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Main

The character, role or game someone plays most often.

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Malding

Becoming extremely angry, combining mad and balding.

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Meta

The most effective or commonly favoured strategies, characters or equipment at a given time.

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Mod

A moderator who manages an online community, or a modification to a game depending on context.

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MonkaS

A streaming emote reference expressing anxiety, fear or tension.

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Nerf

Reduce the power or effectiveness of something in a game update.

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Newbie

A person who is new to an activity, community or game.

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Noob

An inexperienced player, sometimes used as an insult.

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NPC behaviour

Acting repetitive, predictable or lacking individuality, like a non-player character.

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Obby

A Roblox obstacle course game.

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Off-meta

A strategy, character or build outside the currently dominant choices.

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OP

Overpowered; stronger or more effective than is considered balanced.

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Party up

Join other players in an organised group.

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Peak

Excellent, top-tier or the best point of something.

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Ping

The time taken for network data to travel between a player and server.

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Pog

An expression of excitement or praise originating from streaming culture.

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Poggers

Exciting, impressive or worthy of celebration.

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Proc

A programmed effect that activates when certain conditions are met, often by chance.

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PUG

A pick-up group formed from players who do not usually play together.

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