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Nerf
Definitions
- 1 The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc. slang
- 2 Acronym of neural radiance field. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 1 To weaken a game character, item, or tactic. slang, gaming, 2010s-2020s
"They nerfed the most-used weapon."
- 1 To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully. transitive
"A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic."
- 2 To change a mechanic, an ability or a character in a video game in order to make less efficacious. slang, transitive
"The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless."
- 3 To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of. slang, transitive
"Tesla nerfs Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations"
Etymology
Circa 1950s?
From 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.
From 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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