Gaming & Internet Culture

Gaming culture, explained

The terms and trends from Twitch chat, Discord and beyond. Updated daily by the desk. · 15 entries, updated daily

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• crackedIn gaming, 'cracked' means someone is extremely skilled or something is surprisingly very

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• f in the chat‘f in the chat’ is a phrase used in streams to ask viewers to type ‘F’ as a sign of respec

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• gachaGacha refers to a game mechanic where players spend currency to randomly receive in-game i
• gg‘gg’ is a quick way to say “good game” after a match ends.
• griefingGriefing is deliberately ruining other players' fun in a multiplayer game.

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• kekwKEKW is an internet slang term and Twitch emote used to express uncontrollable laughter, o

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• maldingMalding is getting extremely angry, usually over something small, like a sore loser on a g
• metaMeta is the most effective strategy or trend in a game, or anything that refers to itself

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• nerfTo weaken or reduce the power of something, especially a game weapon or ability.

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• pog‘pog’ is a slang exclamation that shows excitement or praise for something impressive.
• poggers‘Poggers’ is a hype word gamers use to show big excitement or approval.

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• skill issueA snarky way to say someone’s loss is because they lack skill.
• smurfingSmurfing is when an experienced gamer creates a new low-rank account to play against weake
• speedrunA speedrun is a playthrough of a game done as fast as possible, often using tricks or glit
• sweatyIn gaming, 'sweaty' describes a player who tries way too hard and is overly obsessed with