What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ GAMING ][ VERB ]
Deliberately ruining other players' experience in a multiplayer game — blocking paths, destroying their builds, sabotaging objectives — purely to cause frustration rather than to win.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He wasn't even trying to win, just spent the whole match griefing teammates by blocking doorways."
LORE & ORIGIN
A long-standing multiplayer gaming term for players ('griefers') whose entire goal is annoying or upsetting others rather than actually playing to win, distinct from just being bad at the game.
FIRST SEEN
1999
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2005-2026 (Online Multiplayer Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:IntingQueue Dodger
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+5 AURA
TREND STATUS
→ STEADY
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SLANG ][ GAMING ][ VERB ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
1999
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