Gaming & ACG

Grinding ranked ladder points — then ironically applied to life goals.

Calling someone a 'bot': robotic, clueless or stiff, like a computer-controlled player.

Gojo Satoru's doomed promise, now an ironic flag for anything about to fail.

A confident 'for sure!', guaranteeing that something will happen or turn out well.

“It lagged!” — the universal excuse for every gaming mistake.

A cute nickname for cats, and a catchy nonsense word from a viral anime-inspired song.

The flamer; sprays abuse instead of bullets.

Third-party cheat software: aimbots, wallhacks, scripts.

A god-tier master of any skill — games, coding, exam prep, anything.

The first, coin-flip guarantee in gacha games — lose it and the next one is certain.

The go-to insult for a childish, clueless teammate.

“Carry me!” — begging a skilled player to drag you to victory.

To squad up — queue as a premade team with friends.

A jokey “I don’t buy it, show me proof”, for when something looks rigged.

The ultra-lucky player, gacha’s chosen one.

Putting real money into a game; whaling.

Owning hundreds of games and being unable to start any of them.

When something grabs your attention so completely that you freeze and just stare.

Going red in the face from anger or frustration; losing your cool, especially in a game.

A sneaky camper who ambushes instead of fighting head-on.

“I'm BBQ'd” — streamer slang for “it's over, we're doomed.”

One syllable, one verdict: you’re bad.

A newbie or noob — and, surprisingly, Alibaba's logistics brand.

Merchandise from anime, manga and games, such as badges, acrylic stands and cards.

Getting carried to victory — contributing nothing, winning everything.

The “?” spam: confusion, doubt or pure tilt.

The permanently unlucky, gacha’s punching bag.