[ GAMING CULTURE ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
The current consensus best strategy, build, or approach within a competitive game or system at a given time, distinct from any single player's personal preference — playing "off-meta" is a deliberate choice against the crowd.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That build hasn't been meta in two patches, but he refuses to switch off it."
LORE & ORIGIN
One of gaming culture's oldest and most foundational vocabulary items, predating almost every other term in modern gaming slang and now used well beyond games for any competitive optimization context.
FIRST SEEN
1999
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Gaming Culture)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
Related To:Gun and Ball Gamer
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
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↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ GAMING CULTURE ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
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1999
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