easy mode
Simplest or least demanding setting or task.
Beginner
Gaming
whale
A player or customer who spends large amounts of money on microtransactions.
Intermediate
scrim
A practice match between esports teams.
Beginner
hard mode
Life or task set to maximum difficulty.
Beginner
poggers
Poggers, often shortened to pog, is a hype word meaning “awesome” or “that’s amazing.” It comes from Twitch chat emotes…
Intermediate
Kappa
Kappa is a Twitch emote, a grey face with a smirk, used to signal sarcasm, trolling or “just kidding.” Typing…
Intermediate
level up
To level up is to get better. In games, it means earning enough experience points to reach the next level;…
Beginner
git gud
“Git gud” is a deliberately misspelled “get good.” Gamers say it to someone who is complaining, usually meaning “stop whining…
Intermediate
NPC
NPC stands for “non-player character,” a character in a video game controlled by the computer rather than a person. As…
Beginner
chaotic neutral
An unpredictable person driven mostly by whim.
Beginner
cracked
In gaming slang, cracked means extremely skilled, so good it almost seems unfair. A cracked player has fast reactions, sharp…
Beginner
AFK
AFK stands for “away from keyboard.” People use it to say they are stepping away for a moment, or to…
Beginner