[ GAMING ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
Describing a player whose current rank is inflated beyond their actual skill level, typically because a higher-skilled player carried them or played on their account to raise it.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He's clearly boosted, his mechanics don't match his rank at all."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard competitive gaming vocabulary describing the outcome of rank-boosting services or carries, used both as a factual description and as an insult questioning whether a player's rank reflects genuine ability.
FIRST SEEN
2005
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Ranked Ladder Canon)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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