[ SLANG ][ GAMING ][ NOUN ]
A sneaky, avoidance-first playstyle built around hiding, repositioning, and picking off isolated opponents rather than engaging fights directly β effective but widely mocked as unhonorable.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He hid in a corner the entire match and still won, absolute rat gaming but it worked."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named after the image of a rat scurrying and hiding rather than confronting anything head-on, used to describe players who win through evasion and opportunism rather than mechanical skill.
FIRST SEEN
2020
PEAK POPULARITY
2022-2026 (Battle Royale/FPS Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Cheese StratQueue Dodger
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