Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypertap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-tap
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It may be that the hypertapping style of tetris play is the only way in the long run to max this out so it may require thor or dan to do it..."
"Joseph Saelee, the first hypertapper to win the championship, holds the controller against his leg and primarily uses his right thumb to hypertap and his middle finger to rotate the pieces, meaning his hand rests above the rectangular controller more like he's typing on a keyboard than holding it in a traditional way."
"By 2020, Saelee had hypertapped his way to a Level 35 performance, while fellow player EricICX had achieved the first Level 38 performance."

Etymology

From hyper- + tap. First attested in 2010, but in common usage only as of 2018. Coined by adult Tetris players to describe a technique used by Thor Aackerlund in a 1990 tournament.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 2010, but in common usage only as of 2018

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

hypertaps (present, singular) hypertapping (participle, present) hypertapped (participle, past) hypertapped (past)

Questions

What does hypertap mean?: To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.
Where does hypertap come from?: First known use: First attested in 2010, but in common usage only as of 2018.

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