Meanings
plural gamer words
- Interneteuphemistichumorousoften preceded by theThe word nigger or nigga.
Not like Pewds ACTUALLY did anything wrong except say a gamer word once during a video game.
2018 December 28, tonyterwey, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Dec 20184 more examples
league fanbase being forced to learn aim and cs community being forced to accept big gameplay changes and learning ability based teamwork... its a perfect storm of gamer words
2020 May 3, TSM_Leffen, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022The zombie says "Neh" as it climbs, then follows it with a "Grr" as it's chasing a player. It's just bad chance that those are the two voicelines chosen back to back and the fact they were on top of something and so close for the zombie to charge them. Obviously it's not the actual gamer word but it's dam near close.
2021 August 9, OSRSMaxed, “Streamer get called gamer word by the game itself”, in Reddit, LivestreamFail, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022Saying the gamer word in the west is the equivalent of criticizing the government in the east. Change my mind.
2022 February 10, altarovski, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022Boris Gump, age 36. Drives his Ford F150 115 mph on the interstate and screams the gamer word at people who are in his way, swerving three lanes at once and passing people like it’s Fast and the Furious. Catcalls every white woman under 30 at red lights. Listens to Creed on maximum volume while mainlining Monster energy drinks. Does not wait on a bench for a bus or feel like divulging his uninteresting life story to strangers.
2022 June 24, apittsburghoriginal, “This man has definitely said gamer words”, in Reddit, Gamingcirclejerk, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022 - InternetbroadlyeuphemistichumorousAny offensive slur.
“It’s just a gamer word, Arthur. Chill.”
2019 May 3, JackUTS, Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Dec 20182 more examples
I submitted video evidence of gamer words from a toxic crew about 3 weeks ago. Offenders GTs and in game audio were both very visible/audible. As of last night, both offenders were still sailing the seas. Reported to both Rare and Xbox. Very frustrating, indeed.
2020 July 2, 37yeti, “Gamer words need to stop!”, in Reddit, Seaofthieves, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022Ohm misunderstands and assumes everything. It's actually incredible. Moo, 407, and other guys in the group didn't unfollow you bc I accused of some James acct. They unfollowed you bc you literally went off the rails trying to cancel Marcel for gamer words. Moron.
2021 May 26, I_AM_WILDCAT, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022
Origin
From a now-deleted tweet in 2018 defending YouTuber PewDiePie's use of the word nigger during a livestream of the video game PUBG: Battlegrounds, which asserted that he had merely uttered a "gamer word".
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gamer word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamer%20word
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