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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stealth nerf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
stealth n-erf
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the player base.

Slang; Transitive verb

noun

The weakening or worsening of an element of a video game (a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.) in an update without the change being announced to the players of the game.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

stealth nerfs (present, singular) stealth nerfing (participle, present) stealth nerfed (participle, past) stealth nerfed (past) stealth nerfs (plural)

Questions

What does stealth nerf mean?
To cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the player base.

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