Meanings
- Suffix forming speedrunning categories requiring a given percentage to qualify.
100%
100% of the game must be completed
2 more examples
any%
any percentage completion is permitted
low%
the lowest possible completion is required
- Suffix forming speedrunning categories related to the suffixed element, or subject to constraints based on it.
P%
requiring a “P” rank in order to qualify
1 more example
Gears%
gear items are allowed as part of the run (whereas in the main category runs they would not be)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Back-formation from any% or low%, in which the “%” was a literal indicator of the percentage completion the player would achieve in order to qualify for the given leaderboard category. The suffix was then broadened to form category names in general, where the suffixed term specified some condition about the category, e.g. what score must be obtained, items used, etc., in order to qualify.
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Rhymes with %
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%. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%25
“%.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%25. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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