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c9

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
c9
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lose a winnable game by forgetting about the objective or getting distracted from it.

noun

An instance of such a loss.

Etymology

From the esports company Cloud9, as its Overwatch division lost two games in a row in season 2 of the tournament Overwatch Apex by forgetting about the objective.

Inflected Forms

C9s (present, singular) C9's (present, singular) C9ing (participle, present) C9'ing (participle, present) C9d (participle, past) C9d (past) C9ed (participle, past) C9ed (past) C9'd (participle, past) C9'd (past) C9'ed (participle, past) C9'ed (past)

Questions

What does c9 mean?
To lose a winnable game by forgetting about the objective or getting distracted from it.
Where does c9 come from?
From the esports company Cloud9, as its Overwatch division lost two games in a row in season 2 of the tournament Overwatch Apex by forgetting about the objective.

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