Internet Slang Round up Oct 2018

These terms exist on a trend / temporary / fashionable.  People form groups and their vocabulary defines them as “the other”.  When a word becomes used in the mainstream, it will be dropped and no longer be “cool”.

we stan = we overly love (comes from stalker + fan) : I stan Shermie

bae = babe = attractive person

cursed image = a picture that brings bad luck (but this is a joke)

rn = right now

lit = very exciting

Mainstream / old,  but still in use

peeps = people

mad hype = very exciting

lewd = sexual

my boo = someone I love

free = low level player, no skill : he’s so free lol

pop off = when a player jumps up and boasts/ brags about their victory after a match

 

 

 

The Interpreter

The challengers stood, side by side, more or less, with the presenter in between, all the while trying to look at each other when they spoke, as the interpreter darted back and forth into the microphone, obscuring the cautious Japanese player with her shiny black hair and glittering cheekbones.

“So, we’re about to start,” asked the grinning ginger hipster bearded professional, knowing pretty much next to nothing about the game, “do you have any final words for your opponent?” Continue reading “The Interpreter”

The Stunfest “fiasco” part 2

Part one is here

Since Capcom paid 5k, they got the rights to do pretty much anything they installed on the stag-, wait, correcting himself, he says they took THE WHOLE STAGE

Brits = British people (slang)

The french had prepared a whole thing called a “VS scene” (a stage) in the bleachers but the people at Capcom UK, knowing this, knowing the french had to stream on /capcomfighters_fr in french because the deal had been made, the brits took the whole stage; basically told the french to fuck off and do their shit elsewhere

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The Stunfest “fiasco” Part 1

There are THREE PARTS to this story.

The following post is based on an transcript from kappa on Reddit, from a  stream by Anis…  Anis has stated to me that the article has some inaccuracies and the reddit user just took what they wanted (probably to vent).

So do not treat this article as truth – but it’s a good exercise to understand Internet English slang.

Source: r/Kappa
“Some interesting BITS of the Stunfest fiasco”

by u/xBOURRIN

Anis on Twitter

Vocab:

Premier = First / First class / Top class / High level

tldr = Too Long Didn’t Read = a summary that is written for people who don’t have time to read

TOs = Tournament Organisers

restream = to stream a recording of a past stream.  With no restreaming rights, your channel is the only place to watch the show.  Many events share rights between broadcasters so they can restream in various languages.

Continue reading “The Stunfest “fiasco” Part 1″