nerf
The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etcThe deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
» Mary found the game too challenging, so she hoped they would nerf the difficult boss fight.
Мері гра здалася занадто складною, тому вона сподівалася, що вони зменшать складність непростої битви зі босом. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(slang)The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
Examples
5 sentencesMary found the game too challenging, so she hoped they would nerf the difficult boss fight.
Мері гра здалася занадто складною, тому вона сподівалася, що вони зменшать складність непростої битви зі босом. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
This enemy is too hard, it should be nerfed.
Bruno shot a Nerf gun at Isabella.
The developers have nerfed the Ice Sword. It does less damage now.
Where's the Nerf guns I lent you? I need them for the next zombie apocalypse.
Origin
From the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, sucFrom the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns. Originally used to equate a change in the damage of a weapon in a video game to a change from real weapons to Nerf weapons.
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