Gank
To gang up on and kill a player
Gank is when multiple players gang up on a single player in a game and kill him. Players may do it for strategic purposes and/or to just irritate the player, aka griefing.
Gank comes from the combination of "gang" and "kill," and comes from the age-old "strength in numbers" strategy that transcends competitive games. However, it didn't receive the "gank" label until the early-2000s when online gaming began to increase in popularity.
It may be performed in any multiplayer game but is commonly used in MOBA games like Dota 2 and League of Legends (LoL). It is also done in MMORPG games like World of Warcraft (WoW).
While it is a useful strategy for prevailing in matches, some players do it just to make other players angry. Kind of like older brothers ganging up on the youngest sibling.
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Related Slang
Ganking | Launching a surprise attack |
aggro | Aggression |
Griefing | Irritating other players |
Griefer | An irritating player |
Trolling | Posting offensive comments |
Troll | A person who posts offensive comments |
Farming | Earning experience and items |
Turtling | Playing defensively |
aa | Autoattack |
AYBABTU | All your base are belong to us |
Owned | Dominated |
pwnd | Owned |
Babysit | To assist a champion in getting more powerful |
ats | Attack speed |
Beast mode | Dominating gameplay |
A slang word that means to steal or take something; often stated informally and not meant as a criminal act.