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# Gen Z slang for gaming

17 terms filed under gaming, each with what it means and how to use it.

- [EZ](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ez/): Gaming shorthand for 'good game, easy', bragging that a win came easily.
- [GG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gg/): 'Good game,' said after a match; can be sincere or sarcastic.
- [FFA](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ffa/): Free-for-all, a multiplayer game mode where everyone competes alone.
- [gaming](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gaming/): Gaming is often used to describe someone who is deeply engaged in playing video games.
- [LFG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lfg/): 'Let's f---ing go,' an enthusiastic burst of excitement or hype.
- [ops](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ops/): Opponents, enemies, or rivals, in games or in life.
- [take the L](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/take-the-l/): To accept a loss or failure gracefully; own the defeat.
- [KDA](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/kda/): Gaming stat for 'kills, deaths, assists' measuring performance.
- [owned](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/owned/): Defeated. Used usually in the context of gaming or sports.
- [RPG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rpg/): Acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre.
- [clapped](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/clapped/): Badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance.
- [IGL](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/igl/): 'In-game leader,' the player who directs a team's strategy.
- [poggers](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/poggers/): An expression of excitement or that something is really cool.
- [pwn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pwn/): To completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming.
- [selling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/selling/): Playing so badly that you hurt your own team's chances, usually said to a teammate in the middle of a game; it does not by itself mean the person is losing on purpose.
- [shellacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shellacked/): Beaten badly and by a wide margin.
- [cream](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cream/): To defeat someone decisively.

Go deeper

## Full guides to these words

- [ez](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/ez/)
- [FFA](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/ffa/)
- [gaming](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/gaming/)
- [gg](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/gg/)
- [owned](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/owned/)
- [selling](https://genzdecoded.com/blog/selling/)

Across the generations

## How every generation says it

- [How every generation says excited](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/excited/)

More topics

## Slang for other topics

- [social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)
- [internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)
- [lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)
- [bad](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/criticism/)
- [cool](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/approval/)
- [emotions](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/emotion/)
- [appearance](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/appearance/)
- [dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)
- [reaction](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/reaction/)
- [funny](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/humor/)
- [drugs](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/drugs/)
- [honesty](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/honesty/)
- [money](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/money/)
- [mature](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/mature/)
- [speech](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/speech/)
- [safety](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/safety/)