Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mald
So THAT's why I was malding when I lost -- or at least what I'll blame it on.
2020 September 16, Arda Ocal, “How Riot Games' board game Tellstones weaponizes memory”, in ESPN2 more examples
“XQc is malding in Among Us, a children’s fucking party game that no one gives a fuck about, crazy,” Tyler said.
2020 October 29, Ryan Galloway, “Tyler1 accuses xQc of view botting while they trade shots on stream”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2022“I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment^([sic]) to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”
2021 September 26, Bill Cooney, “xQc rage quits and uninstalls FIFA 22 after getting demolished in Ultimate Team”, in Dexerto.com
- Internetneologismnot comparableAngry about a game, especially of a sore loser.
- Internetneologismnot comparableProvoking or tending to provoke anger.
In his "hardest game" series he plays malding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them. […] The completion percentage of Pogostuck, an iconic malding game, is 1.5%, which makes for dozens of hours of carefully navigating a level interspersed with bouts of rage.
2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, in The Courier - Internetbroadlyneologismnot comparableAngry or irate.
Origin
From mald + -ing, itself a blend of mad + bald. First cited usage of "mald" points back to November 2011 with an entry made on Urban Dictionary by user Yozaru. Became part of gaming culture in 2019 through the streamer Forsen, specifically referring to someone becoming so mad at a game they turn bald, either through stress or hair pulling.
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Cite this entry
malding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malding
“malding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malding.
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