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Short for 'intentionally feeding' β deliberately playing badly or throwing a match, usually out of frustration or spite, rather than genuinely trying to win.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He gave up at ten minutes and started inting, running it down mid the rest of the game."
LORE & ORIGIN
Coined in MOBA communities (originally League of Legends) to describe players who give up trying and start deliberately dying or sabotaging once a match feels lost or someone's tilted.
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2015
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